jajan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi jajan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒa.d͡ʒan]
• Hyphenation: ja‧jan

Noun

jajan

1. snack

Verb

jajan

1. (colloquial) Informal form of berjajan (“to buy snacks”).
2. (colloquial) to engage the services of a prostitute.

Derived terms

• berjajan
• jajanan

 

Further reading

• “jajan” 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.