lajak

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlad͡ʒak̚/
Hyphenation: la‧jak
Rhymes: -d͡ʒak, -ak, -k

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay lajak, from Classical Persian (lačak).^[1]

Noun edit

lajak (plural lajak-lajak, first-person possessive lajakku, second-person possessive lajakmu, third-person possessive lajaknya)

woven fabric from yarn or silk

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Malay lajak. Doublet of laju. Cognate of Old Javanese laja (“going on, further”).

Adjective edit

lajak

fast
Synonyms: cepat, lekas
excessive
Synonym: berlebihan

Derived terms edit

lajak aktif

References edit

^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading edit

“lajak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

[1] Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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