darjah

Malay

Alternative forms

• derajat (Indonesia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَرَجَة (daraja, “degree, grade”). Doublet of darjat.

Noun

darjah (Jawi spelling درجه, plural darjah-darjah, informal 1st possessive darjahku, 2nd possessive darjahmu, 3rd possessive darjahnya)

1. degree
2. quotient

   darjah kecerdasan ― intelligence quotient

3. standard (grade in primary schools)

   Anaknya baru dalam darjah lima.

   Her son is only in standard five.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berdarjah [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

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