hijau

• hidjau (1947–1972)

From Malay hijau, from Classical Malay hijau, from Proto-Malayic *hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw. The sense “inexperienced” is a semantic loan from Dutch groentje. The sense “environmentally friendly” is a semantic loan from English green.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhid͡ʒau̯/ [ˈhi.d͡ʒau̯]

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• Rhymes: -id͡ʒau̯
• Syllabification: hi‧jau

hijau (comparative lebih hijau, superlative paling hijau)

1. green
2. (figurative, of people) inexperienced
3. (figurative) green; environmentally friendly

hijau (plural hijau-hijau)

1. green (colour)

• “hijau”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

• ijo / ايجو

From Proto-Malayic *hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw. Compare also Tagalog hiláw (“unripe”).

• IPA^(key): [hi.d͡ʒau̯]

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• Rhymes: -d͡ʒau̯, -au̯
• Hyphenation: hi‧jau

hijau (Jawi spelling هيجاو)

1. green (having green as its colour)
2. environmentally friendly
3. inexperienced

• akhdar / اخضر

• Indonesian: hijau

hijau (Jawi spelling هيجاو, plural hijau-hijau)

1. green (colour)

• “hijau”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017