jenjang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒənˈd͡ʒaŋ/ [d͡ʒənˈd͡ʒaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: jen‧jang

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

jenjang (plural jenjang-jenjang)

1. ladder, scaffolding.
2. stairs, staircase, steps.
3. level, stage.
4. ranking
5. span
6. gradient.
7. (mining) bench.
8. hierarchy.

Derived terms

• berjenjang
• berjenjang-jenjang
• jenjangan
• menjenjangkan
• penjenjangan
• perjenjangan

• jenjang jabatan
• jenjang karier
• jenjang kepangkatan
• jenjang menengah
• jenjang pendidikan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦚ꧀ꦗꦁ (janjang, “long, slender”), from Old Javanese jaṅjaṅ (“tall and slender”).

Adjective

jenjang

1. long, slender

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

jenjang (plural jenjang-jenjang)

1. crane (any bird of the family Gruidae)

Further reading

• “jenjang” 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.