jajahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed jajah +‎ -an, from Malay jajahan. Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦗꦲꦤ꧀ (jajahan, “colony”), Old Javanese jajahan (“dependency”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈd͡ʒahan/ [d͡ʒaˈd͡ʒa.han]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: ja‧ja‧han

Noun

jajahan (plural jajahan-jajahan)

1. colony

   Synonym: koloni

Derived terms

• bangsa jajahan
• daerah jajahan
• negeri jajahan
• rantau jajahan

Further reading

• “jajahan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From jajah +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈd͡ʒahan/ [d͡ʒaˈd͡ʒa.han]
• Hyphenation: ja‧ja‧han

Noun

jajahan (Jawi spelling جاجهن, plural jajahan-jajahan or jajahan²)

1. colony

Descendants

• Indonesian: jajahan

Further reading

• "jajahan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "jajahan" at PRPM first version)

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed jajah +‎ -(a)n

Noun

jajahan

1. dependency

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦗꦗꦲꦤ꧀ (jajahan)