gajet

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English gadget.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛ.d͡ʒɛt]
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɛt, -ɛt
• Hyphenation: ga‧jet

Noun

gajet (Jawi spelling ݢاجيت, plural gajet-gajet, informal 1st possessive gajetku, 2nd possessive gajetmu, 3rd possessive gajetnya)

1. A tool based on modern technology that fulfils a person's desire or satisfaction; a gadget.
   • 2024, Noor Atiqah Sulaiman, “Guna gajet terlalu lama berisiko cetus gangguan mental, buta [Using gadgets for too long has the risk of causing mental disorders and blindness]”, in Berita Harian‎^[1]:

     Tahap kesedaran yang masih rendah punca semakin ramai ibu bapa membiarkan anak, termasuk seawal usia bayi bermain gajet terlalu lama dan tanpa pengawasan,…

     The level of understanding that is still low is the cause of there being increasingly many parents leaving their children, including those at the ages of a baby, play gadgets for too long and without supervision,…

Further reading

• “gajet” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN.