penjahit

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay penjahit. Equivalent to peng- +‎ jahit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pənˈd͡ʒahit/ [pəɲˈd͡ʒa.hɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ahit
• Syllabification: pen‧ja‧hit

Noun

pênjahit (plural penjahit-penjahit or para penjahit)

1. tailor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession)
2. (dialectal, rare) synonym of jarum (“needle”)

Further reading

• “penjahit”, 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