berjaga-jaga
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Affixation of ber- + jaga with reduplication at the base word.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bərˌd͡ʒaɡa ˈd͡ʒaɡa/ [bərˌd͡ʒa.ɡa ˈd͡ʒa.ɡa]
- Rhymes: -aɡa
- Syllabification: ber‧ja‧ga-ja‧ga
Verb
[edit]bêrjaga-jaga
- (intransitive) to nightwatch
- (transitive) to watch out
Further reading
[edit]- “berjaga-jaga” 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.
- “lari-lari” 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.