darjah
Malay
Alternative forms
- derajat (Indonesia)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَرَجَة (daraja, “degree, grade”). Doublet of darjat.
Noun
darjah (Jawi spelling درجه, plural darjah-darjah, informal 1st possessive darjahku, 2nd possessive darjahmu, 3rd possessive darjahnya)
- degree
- quotient
- darjah kecerdasan ― intelligence quotient
- standard (grade in primary schools)
- Anaknya baru dalam darjah lima.
- Her son is only in standard five.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- berdarjah [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Further reading
- “darjah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.