belajar

Ambonese Malay

Verb

belajar

1. to study

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəlad͡ʒar]
• Hyphenation: be‧la‧jar
• Rhymes: -jar

Verb

belajar

1. learn

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• beladjar (pre-1967)

Etymology

From Malay belajar, from Classical Malay belajar. Equivalent to ber- +‎ ajar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.la.d͡ʒar/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒar, -ar

Verb

bêlajar

1. to study; to learn

   Aku sedang belajar mengemudi. ― I'm learning how to drive.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• membelajarkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• pembelajar [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pembelajaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

• pelajar
• pengajar

 

Related terms

• siswa (“student”)

Further reading

• “belajar” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From dissimilated ber- +‎ ajar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.la.d͡ʒa(r)/
• Rhymes: -a(r)
• Rhymes: -ar

Verb

belajar (Jawi spelling بلاجر)

1. to study; to learn

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembelajaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Related terms

• pelajar (“student”)
• pengajar (“teacher; instructor”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: belajar

Further reading

• “belajar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "belajar" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.