janjikan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of janji +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaɲˈd͡ʒi.kan/
• Rhymes: -kan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: jan‧ji‧kan

Verb

janjikan (active menjanjikan, passive dijanjikan)

1. (transitive) to promise

   Perusahaan itu menjanjikan kenaikan gaji kepada para karyawannya di bulan ini.

   The company promised a salary increase to its employees this month.

Further reading

• “menjanjikan” 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.