See also: Pajak, pająk, and Pająk

Iban edit

Verb edit

pajak

  1. press, compress, cram in, beat down.
    pajaka ia ka telok dinding
    push it into the corner
    pajak! pajak! uji muai ambis sakali'
    press on! try and clear it all
    anang majakka padi alam pasu
    don't press down the padi in the pasu measure
  2. persuade, urge, oblige.
    ia majakka aku meli tajau ia
    he persuaded me to buy his jar
    ia majakka aku negerja nya
    he made me do that

References edit

  • Richards, Anthony. An Iban-English Dictionary, Volume 1 Clarendon Press. 1981.

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Etymology edit

From Malay pajak (rent), from Old Javanese pajĕg (arrangement). Cognate of Javanese ꦥꦗꦼꦒ꧀ (pajeg, tax).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpad͡ʒaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧jak

Noun edit

pajak (plural pajak-pajak, first-person possessive pajakku, second-person possessive pajakmu, third-person possessive pajaknya)

  1. tax, money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
  2. license fee.
    Synonym: pak
  3. shop, stall, store.
    Synonyms: kedai, lepau
  4. (Medan) market, especially traditional market
    Synonym: pasar

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Descendants edit

  • Balinese: ᬧᬚᭂᬕ᭄ (pajeg, tax) (semantic loan)
  • Min Nan: 吧灼 (pā-chiak)

Further reading edit

Javanese edit

Noun edit

pajak

  1. Nonstandard spelling of pajeg.