mengajar
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Affixed meng- + ajar, from Malay mengajar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mêngajar (base-imperative ajar, active mengajar, passive diajar)
- to teach.
- to drill, to train.
- Synonym: melatih
- to reproach someone, to blame someone.
- Synonym: memarahi
Further reading edit
- “mengajar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
mĕngajar
- to teach
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: mengajar