sarjana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “gentleman, virtuous man”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦂꦗꦤ (sarjana, “scholar”) and Old Javanese sajjana (“scholar”). The change of cluster ⟨rj⟩ from ⟨jj⟩ reflects a possible hypercorrection, see conversion between Sanskrit and Pali forms.

• Sense of bachelor and baccalaureate is a semantic loan from Dutch baccalaureus (“bachelor”). Compare to Chinese 學士／学士 (xuéshì, “bachelor”, literally “scholar; literati”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /sarˈd͡ʒana/ [sarˈd͡ʒa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: sar‧ja‧na

Noun

sarjana (plural sarjana-sarjana)

1. (education) bachelor's degree, baccalaureate: the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges

   Coordinate terms: sarjana muda, sarjana, sarjana utama

   1. specifically bachelor with honours
2. (education) graduate with bachelor's degree
3. (dated) clever person
4. (rare) scholar
   1. especially Muslim scholar

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay sarjana.

Derived terms

• kesarjanaan
• pascasarjana

• sarjana farmasi
• sarjana hukum
• sarjana kedokteran
• sarjana kehutanan
• sarjana keperawatan
• sarjana muda
• sarjana plus
• sarjana psikologi
• sarjana sains
• sarjana teknik
• sarjana terapan
• sarjana utama

Further reading

• “sarjana”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

sarjana

1. romanization of ꦱꦂꦗꦤ

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “gentleman, virtuous man”).

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [sa(r).d͡ʒa.nə]
  • Rhymes: -nə, -ə
• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): [sa(r).d͡ʒa.na]
  • Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: sar‧ja‧na

Noun

sarjana (Jawi spelling سرجان, plural sarjana-sarjana or sarjana²)

1. A scholar.

   Synonyms: cendekiawan, ilmuwan, intelektual

2. (education) Master's degree.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian sarjana.

Affixations

• kesarjanaan

Compounds

• sarjana muda (“bachelor's degree”)

Further reading

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