sarjan
Finnish edit
Noun edit
sarjan
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From English sergeant, from Middle English sergeant, sergeaunt, serjent, serjaunt, serjawnt, sergant, from Old French sergeant, sergent, serjant, sergient, sergant (“sergeant, servant”), from Medieval Latin servientem, accusative of serviens (“a servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor”), from Latin serviēns (“serving”), present participle of serviō (“serve, be a slave to”).
Noun edit
sarjan (plural sarjan-sarjan, informal 1st possessive sarjanku, 2nd possessive sarjanmu, 3rd possessive sarjannya)
- sergeant (non-commissioned officer in several armed forces)
Alternative forms edit
- sèrsan (Indonesian)