jahit

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djahit (1901–1947, 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	emphatic / 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

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally 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.