janji

Dongxiang

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 淹 (yān) +‎ -ji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɑnˈt͡ɕi/

Verb

janji

1. to drown

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay janji.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒand͡ʒi/ [ˈd͡ʒaɲ.d͡ʒi]
• Rhymes: -and͡ʒi
• Syllabification: jan‧ji

Noun

janji (plural janji-janji)

1. promise

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berjanji
• berjanjian
• janjikan
• perjanjian
• perjanjikan
• terjanji

Compound terms

• janji gombal
• janji kampanye
• janji kosong
• janji main
• janji manis
• janji palsu
• janji pembatasan
• janji penyertaan
• janji pernikahan
• janji politik

Further reading

• “janji”, 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

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒand͡ʒi/ [ˈd͡ʒaɲ.d͡ʒi]
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒi, -i
• Hyphenation: jan‧ji

Noun

janji (Jawi spelling جنجي, plural janji-janji or janji²)

1. promise

   Synonym: sumpah

Derived terms

Affixations

• berjanji (“to promise”)
• dijanjikan
• diperjanjikan (“something to be promised or agreed with”)
• janjikan
• memperjanjikan (“to promise or agree with something”)
• menjanjikan
• perjanjian (“agreement; treaty; contract”)
• terjanji (“promised”)

Compounds

• Janji Dipacati (“sarcastic slogan”)
• Janji Melayu (“a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Malaysians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: janji (inherited)
• → Maguindanao: diyandi
• → Maranao: diyandi'
• → Tausug: janji'

Further reading

• "janji" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017