prajurit

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦿꦗꦸꦫꦶꦠ꧀ (prajurit, “soldier, troop”), from Old Javanese prajurit (“warrior, soldier”). Reconstructed as para jurit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [praˈd͡ʒurɪt̚]
• Hyphenation: pra‧ju‧rit

Noun

prajurit (plural prajurit-prajurit, first-person possessive prajuritku, second-person possessive prajuritmu, third-person possessive prajuritnya)

1. army

   Synonyms: bala, laskar, pasukan, sena, serdadu, tentara

2. private: a soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

   Synonym: tamtama

3. (chess) pawn

   Synonyms: bidak, piadah, pion

Hyponyms

• prajurit dua
• prajurit kepala
• prajurit satu

 

Derived terms

• keprajuritan

 

Related terms

• jurit

 

See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
raja	menteri, patih, ratu, ster	benteng	gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur	kuda	bidak, pion, prajurit

Further reading

• “prajurit” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

prajurit

1. Romanization of ꦥꦿꦗꦸꦫꦶꦠ꧀

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed jurit (“battle”) +‎ pra-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pra.d͡ʒu.rɪt/
• Rhymes: -rɪt
• Hyphenation: pra‧ju‧rit

Adjective

prajurit

1. warlike

Noun

prajurit

1. soldier
2. warrior

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦿꦗꦸꦫꦶꦠ꧀ (prajurit) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: prajurit

Further reading

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