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bajoe

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Indonesian

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Noun

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bajoe (plural bajoe-bajoe)

  1. (pre-1947, 1947-1972) Superseded spelling of baju (top).

Peranakan Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay baju (shirt), from Classical Malay باجو (baju), from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū, upper arm), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (b-a-z-u /⁠bāzu⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (arm).

Noun

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bajoe

  1. top
    Fabriek badjoe kaos dan kaos kaki di Tiongkok dan Japan sering moelai dengen kapitaal ƒ. 30 000.[1](please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

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  1. ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 87