jelajah
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay jelajah. Equivalent to jajah + -el-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈlad͡ʒah/ [d͡ʒəˈla.d͡ʒah]
- Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah
- Syllabification: je‧la‧jah
Verb
jêlajah (active menjelajah, passive dijelajah)
- (ambitransitive) explore
- Synonym: jelajahi
- (ambitransitive) cruise, to sail about
- Synonym: berlayar
- (rare, transitive) to explain
- Synonym: jelaskan
Derived terms
- jelajahi
- penjelajah (“explorer”)
- penjelajahan (“exploration”)
Further reading
- “jelajah”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Verb
jelajah (Jawi spelling جلاجه)
- to explore
Synonyms
- melancong, mengembara
Derived terms
- penjelajah (“explorer”)
- penjelajahan (“exploring”)
Further reading
- “jelajah”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017