jejak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jejak, from Proto-Austronesian *zekzek (“to tread, trample on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəˈd͡ʒaʔ]
• Hyphenation: jê‧jak

Noun

jejak (plural jejak-jejak, first-person possessive jejakku, second-person possessive jejakmu, third-person possessive jejaknya)

1. trail, trace, track.

Derived terms

• berjejak
• menjejak
• menjejaki
• menjejakkan
• penjejak

 

• jejak bahu
• jejak bara
• jejak dasar
• jejak kabut
• jejak keruh
• jejak lepas
• jejak pengembunan

 

Further reading

• “jejak” 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

From Proto-Austronesian *zekzek (“to tread, trample on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəd͡ʒaʔ/
• Rhymes: -əd͡ʒaʔ, -d͡ʒaʔ, -aʔ

Noun

jejak (Jawi spelling ججق, informal 1st possessive jejakku, 2nd possessive jejakmu, 3rd possessive jejaknya)

1. trace; track

Descendants

• Indonesian: jejak

Verb

jejak (Jawi spelling ججق)

1. to trample on
2. to trail

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penjejak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penjejakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• menjejak [agent focus] (meN-)
• menjejakkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• menjejaki [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• dijejak [patient focus] (di-)
• dijejakkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• dijejaki [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• berjejak [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

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