penjara

See also: penjarà

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पञ्जर (pañjara, “cage”) via Malay penjara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəɲˈd͡ʒa.ra/

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• Hyphenation: pên‧ja‧ra

Noun

penjara (plural penjara-penjara)

1. prison, jail

   Synonyms: bui, hotel prodeo

   Hyponyms: lembaga pemasyarakatan, rumah tahanan

Derived terms

• kepenjaraan
• memenjara
• penjarakan
• terpenjara

Further reading

• “penjara”, 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 Sanskrit पञ्जर (pañjara, “cage”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pənˈd͡ʒarə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pənˈd͡ʒara/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒarə, -arə, -rə

Noun

penjara (Jawi spelling ڤنجارا, plural penjara-penjara or penjara²)

1. jail
2. prison

Synonyms

• rumah pasung
• rumah tahanan
• jel

Verb

penjara (Jawi spelling ڤنجارا)

1. to jail
2. to imprison

Synonyms

• jel

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemenjara [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pemenjaraan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• penjarakan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• memenjarakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dipenjarakan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terpenjara [agentless action] (teR-)
• berpenjara [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: penjara

References

• “penjara”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• “penjara”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017