penjuru

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Affixed peng- +‎ juru, inherited from Malay penjuru.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pənˈd͡ʒuru]
  • Hyphenation: pên‧ju‧ru

Noun

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penjuru (first-person possessive penjuruku, second-person possessive penjurumu, third-person possessive penjurunya)

  1. corner
    Synonyms: pojok, sudut
  2. direction
    Synonym: arah

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Affixation of peng- +‎ juru (corner), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuRu.

Noun

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penjuru (Jawi spelling ڤنجورو, plural penjuru-penjuru, informal 1st possessive penjuruku, 2nd possessive penjurumu, 3rd possessive penjurunya)

  1. A corner.
    Synonyms: sudut, pelosok, pojok
Descendants
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  • Indonesian: penjuru

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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penjuru (Jawi spelling ڤنجورو, plural penjuru-penjuru, informal 1st possessive penjuruku, 2nd possessive penjurumu, 3rd possessive penjurunya)

  1. (archaic) A police officer or a soldier.
    Synonyms: polis, mata-mata, askar, perajurit

Adjective

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penjuru (Jawi spelling ڤنجورو)

  1. (archaic) Brave or courageous.
    Synonyms: berani, gagah

Further reading

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  • penjuru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*zuRu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI