sahaja
See also: Sahaja
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay sahaja, from Sanskrit सहज (sahaja, “natural, innate, original”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
sahaja
- Archaic form of saja.
- (archaic) actually
- Synonym: sebenarnya
- (archaic) duly, rightly
- Synonym: sewajarnya
- (archaic) deliberately
- Synonym: sengaja
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sahaja” 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
Alternative forms edit
- saja (colloquial or nonstandard Malay, standard Indonesia)
- aja (Jakarta)
- je (Peninsular esp. Kuala Lumpur)
- jak (Pontianak)
- ja, etc. (Sabah)
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): [sahad͡ʒə, -d͡ʒa, -d͡ʒaʔ]
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): [sahad͡ʒa, -d͡ʒə, -d͡ʒaʔ]
Adverb edit
sahaja (Jawi spelling سهاج)
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “sahaja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.