tahun ajaran

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tahun (“year”) +‎ ajaran (“teaching”), literally "teaching year", calque of Dutch leerjaar (“teaching year”).

Noun

tahun ajaran

1. (education) school year

Usage notes

The term is commonly used for primary and secondary education. Tertiary education use tahun akademik instead. Both are abbreviated as TA.

Further reading

• “tahun ajaran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.