bajak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bajak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbad͡ʒak]
• Hyphenation: ba‧jak

Noun

bajak (first-person possessive bajakku, second-person possessive bajakmu, third-person possessive bajaknya)

1. plough
2. piracy

   bajak laut ― pirate

Verb

bajak

1. to plough
2. to hijack

Further reading

• “bajak” 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.

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bad͡ʒak/
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒak, -d͡ʒak, -ak
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈbäd͡ʒäʔ, -d͡ʒäk̚]

Noun

bajak (Jawi spelling باجق, plural bajak-bajak, informal 1st possessive bajakku, 2nd possessive bajakmu, 3rd possessive bajaknya)

1. plough

Verb

bajak (Jawi spelling باجق)

1. to plough

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembajak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pembajakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• bajakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• membajak [agent focus] (meN-)
• dibajak [patient focus] (di-)
• berbajak [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bajak
• → Tausug: badja'

Further reading

• “bajak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.