hijau

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Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay hijau, from Classical Malay hijau, from Proto-Malayic *hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw. The sense inexperienced is a semantic loan from Dutch groentje. The sense environmentally friendly is a semantic loan from English green.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hijau

  1. green
  2. (figurative, of people) inexperienced
  3. (figurative) green; environmentally friendly

Noun

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hijau (first-person possessive hijauku, second-person possessive hijaumu, third-person possessive hijaunya)

  1. green (colour)

Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)
     putih      abu-abu, kelabu      hitam
             merah; kirmizi              jingga; cokelat, pirang tua              kuning; krem
             hijau pupus, hijau limau              hijau              hijau pudina; hijau tua
             nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut              biru langit, nilakandi              biru
             lembayung; nila              patma; ungu              merah jambu, merah muda

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hijau (Jawi spelling هيجاو)

  1. green (having green as its colour)
  2. environmentally friendly
  3. inexperienced

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: hijau

Noun

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hijau (Jawi spelling هيجاو, plural hijau-hijau, informal 1st possessive hijauku, 2nd possessive hijaumu, 3rd possessive hijaunya)

  1. green (colour)

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