jangan

See also: jängän

Balinese

Romanization

jangan

1. Romanization of ᬚᬗᬦ᭄

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djangan (pre-1972)

Etymology

From Malay jangan, from Classical Malay جاڠن (jangan), from Old Malay jāṅan, from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaŋan/
• Hyphenation: ja‧ngan
• Rhymes: -aŋan, -ŋan, -an

Adverb

jangan

1. don't (do not)

   Jangan bohong

   Don't lie

Derived terms

• jangan-jangan
• jangankan
• menjangankan

 

• jangan akan
• jangan hendaknya
• jangan sampai
• jangan tiada

 

Further reading

• “jangan” 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 Proto-Malayic *jaŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋan.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (jāṅan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaŋan/
• Rhymes: -aŋan, -ŋan, -an

Adverb

jangan (Jawi spelling جاڠن)

1. don't (do not); marks the negative imperative
   • 2005 February 27, Mohd Rizman Mat Arip, “Prime Land for Sale”, in sg.singnet.marketplace (Usenet):

     Jangan persiakan-siakan masa […]

     Don’t waste time

Descendants

• Indonesian: jangan

Further reading

• “jangan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.