pengajar

Iban

Etymology

peng- +‎ ajar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋad͡ʒar/
• Rhymes: -jar
• Hyphenation: pe‧nga‧jar

Noun

pengajar

1. teacher

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ ajar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈŋad͡ʒar/ [pəˈŋa.d͡ʒar]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒar
• Syllabification: pe‧nga‧jar

Noun

pengajar (plural pengajar-pengajar)

1. teacher

   Synonym: guru

Further reading

• “pengajar”, 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

Affixation of peng- (“agent noun prefix”) +‎ ajar (“to teach”).

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /pəˈŋad͡ʒa(r)/ [pəˈŋa.d͡ʒa(r)]
  • Rhymes: -a(r)

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /pəˈŋad͡ʒar/ [pəˈŋa.d͡ʒar]
  • Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: pe‧nga‧jar

Noun

pengajar (Jawi spelling ڤڠاجر, plural pengajar-pengajar) (uncommon)

1. Synonym of guru (“teacher”)

Further reading

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