jahit

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djahit (pre-1947, 1947-1972)

Etymology

From Malay jahit, from Proto-Malayic *jahit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒahit/ [ˈd͡ʒa.hɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ahit
• Syllabification: ja‧hit

Verb

jahit

1. (intransitive) to sew; to stitch

Conjugation

Conjugation of jahit (meng-, intransitive)
Root	jahit
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	menjahit	terjahit	dijahit	jahit	jahitlah
Locative	menjahiti	terjahiti	dijahiti	jahiti	jahitilah
Causative / Applicative1	menjahitkan	terjahitkan	dijahitkan	jahitkan	jahitkanlah
	Causative
Active	memperjahit	terperjahit	diperjahit	perjahit	perjahitlah
Locative	memperjahiti	terperjahiti	diperjahiti	perjahiti	perjahitilah
Causative / Applicative1	memperjahitkan	terperjahitkan	diperjahitkan	perjahitkan	perjahitkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• dijahit
• jahitan
• menjahit
• toko jahit
• tukang jahit

 

Further reading

• “jahit” 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jahit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒahit/ [ˈd͡ʒa.hit̪]
• Rhymes: -it

Verb

jahit (Jawi spelling جاهيت)

1. to sew, to stitch

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penjahit [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penjahitan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• jahitan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• jahitkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• menjahit [agent focus] (meN-)
• menjahit-jahit [reduplication + agent focus] (redup + meN-)
• menjahitkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dijahit [patient focus] (di-)
• dijahit-jahit [reduplication + patient focus] (redup + di-)
• dijahitkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terjahit [agentless action] (teR-)
• berjahit [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• jahit-menjahit
• kedai jahit
• tukang jahit (“tailor”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: jahit

Further reading

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