See also: jagā and Jaga

Baba Malay

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Etymology

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From Malay jaga.

Verb

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jaga

  1. to be on guard; to be vigilant
  2. to be awake

Adjective

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jaga

  1. on guard; vigilant
  2. awake

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Balinese

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Romanization

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jaga

  1. Romanization of ᬚᬕ

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

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jaga (third person singular past indicative jagaði, third person plural past indicative jagað, supine jagað)

  1. to hunt

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Conjugation of jaga (group v-30)
infinitive jaga
supine jagað
participle (a6)1 jagandi jagaður
present past
first singular jagi jagaði
second singular jagar jagaði
third singular jagar jagaði
plural jaga jagaðu
imperative
singular jaga!
plural jagið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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  • djaga (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology

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From Malay jaga, from Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

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jaga

  1. to awake
  2. to watch over
    Synonym: awas (Sumatra)

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Javanese

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Romanization

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jaga

  1. Romanization of ꦗꦒ

Malay

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Etymology

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From Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

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jaga (Jawi spelling جاݢ)

  1. to awake
  2. to watch over

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Descendants

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  • Baba Malay: jaga
  • Indonesian: jaga
  • Tagalog: alaga (to take care)
  • Malagasy: zaha (to investigate)
  • Min Nan: 若呀 (jia̍k-gâ)
  • Pattani Malay: جاݢاوْ / ยฺากฺอ (jagɔ)
  • Tausug: jaga
  • Ternate: jaga

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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jaga

  1. inflection of jage:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jagen.

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jaga (present tense jagar, past tense jaga, past participle jaga, passive infinitive jagast, present participle jagande, imperative jaga/jag)

  1. to hunt, chase

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ). Doublet of jāgra.

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɡa
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ga

Adjective

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jaga

  1. watchful, vigilant, cautious

Noun

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jaga

  1. what or who is coming, expected

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • "jaga" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Romani

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Noun

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jaga

  1. nominative/accusative plural of jag

Spanish

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jaga

  1. inflection of jacer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Late Old Swedish iagha, from Early Old Swedish iægha, from Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑːˌɡa/
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jaga (present jagar, preterite jagade, supine jagat, imperative jaga)

  1. to chase (pursue)
    Han jagade honom genom skogenHe chased him through the forest
  2. to hunt (prey)
    De jagade renThey were hunting reindeer

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Tausug

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /d͡ʒaɡa/ [d͡ʒaˈɣɑ]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ja‧ga

Noun

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jaga

  1. guard, watchman; mourner

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jaga

  1. to watch, to be on watch, to beware, to be on guard

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Ternate

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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jaga

  1. a tree branch

Etymology 2

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From Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ). The adverbial sense is likely derived from an association of vigilance with guarding.

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jaga

  1. (transitive) to guard, to keep guard
Conjugation
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Conjugation of jaga
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tojaga fojaga mijaga
2nd nojaga nijaga
3rd Masculine ojaga ijaga, yojaga
Feminine mojaga
Neuter ijaga
- archaic

Adverb

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jaga

  1. often
    ngori rioru jaga cumumy stomach often hurts

References

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  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh