sarjana
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “gentleman, virtuous man”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦂꦗꦤ (sarjana, “scholar”) and Old Javanese sajjana (“scholar”). The change of cluster ⟨rj⟩ from ⟨jj⟩ probably reflect hypercorrection, see conversion between Sanskrit and Pali forms.
- Sense of bachelor and baccalaureate is a semantic loan from Dutch baccalaureus (“bachelor”). Compare to Chinese 學士/学士 (xuéshì, “bachelor”, literally “scholar; literati”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /sarˈd͡ʒana/ [sarˈd͡ʒa.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: sar‧ja‧na
Noun
editsarjana (first-person possessive sarjanaku, second-person possessive sarjanamu, third-person possessive sarjananya)
- (education) bachelor's degree, baccalaureate: the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges.
- Coordinate terms: sarjana muda, sarjana, sarjana utama
- (education) graduate with bachelor's degree
- (dated) clever person
- (rare) scholar, especially Muslim scholar
Usage notes
editThe word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay sarjana.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “sarjana” 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
editRomanization
editsarjana
- Romanization of ꦱꦂꦗꦤ
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “gentleman, virtuous man”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsarjana (Jawi spelling سرجان, plural sarjana-sarjana, informal 1st possessive sarjanaku, 2nd possessive sarjanamu, 3rd possessive sarjananya)
- A scholar.
- Synonyms: cendekiawan, ilmuwan, intelektual
- (education) Master's degree.
Usage notes
editThe word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian sarjana.
Affixations
editCompounds
edit- sarjana muda (“bachelor's degree”)
Further reading
edit- “sarjana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Indonesian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Indonesian semantic loans from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian 3-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ana
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ana/3 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- id:Education
- Indonesian dated terms
- Indonesian terms with rare senses
- id:Academic degrees
- Javanese non-lemma forms
- Javanese romanizations
- Malay terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Malay terms derived from Sanskrit
- Malay 3-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/nə
- Rhymes:Malay/ə
- Rhymes:Malay/ə/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Malay/na
- Rhymes:Malay/a
- Rhymes:Malay/a/3 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- ms:Education