derji
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Persian درزی (darzi, “tailor”), from Middle Persian dlcyk' (darzīg, “tailor”), from Proto-Iranian *darz- (“to attach, fasten; to load; to sew”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dêrji (first-person possessive derjiku, second-person possessive derjimu, third-person possessive derjinya)
- (Classical Indonesian) tailor.
- Synonym: penjahit
Further reading edit
- “derji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.