kemeja

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kemeja, from Portuguese camisa, from Old Galician-Portuguese camisa (“shirt”), from Late Latin camisia (“shirt”), from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”). Doublet of kamisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈme.d͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: kê‧mé‧ja

Noun

kêmèja (plural kemeja-kemeja, first-person possessive kemejaku, second-person possessive kemejamu, third-person possessive kemejanya)

1. shirt, particularly dress shirt

   Synonym: kamisa

Affixed terms

• berkemeja

 

Further reading

• “kemeja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese camisa.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

kemeja (Jawi spelling کميجا, plural kemeja-kemeja, informal 1st possessive kemejaku, 2nd possessive kemejamu, 3rd possessive kemejanya)

1. shirt

Descendants

• Indonesian: kemeja

Further reading

• “kemeja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.