kemeja
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kemeja, from Portuguese camisa, from Old Galician-Portuguese camisa (“shirt”), from Late Latin camisia (“shirt”), from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”). Doublet of kamisa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kêmèja (plural kemeja-kemeja, first-person possessive kemejaku, second-person possessive kemejamu, third-person possessive kemejanya)
- shirt, particularly dress shirt
- Synonym: kamisa
Affixed terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kemeja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese camisa.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -a
Noun edit
kemeja (Jawi spelling کميجا, plural kemeja-kemeja, informal 1st possessive kemejaku, 2nd possessive kemejamu, 3rd possessive kemejanya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: kemeja
Further reading edit
- “kemeja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.