jaga
Baba Malay
Etymology
From Malay jaga.
Verb
jaga
- to be on guard; to be vigilant
- to be awake
Adjective
jaga
- on guard; vigilant
- awake
Further reading
- Baba Malay Dictionary
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeːa/
Verb
jaga (third person singular past indicative jagaði, third person plural past indicative jagað, supine jagað)
- to hunt
Conjugation
| Conjugation of jaga (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | jaga | |
| supine | jagað | |
| participle (a6)1 | jagandi | jagaður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | jagi | jagaði |
| second singular | jagar | jagaði |
| third singular | jagar | jagaði |
| plural | jaga | jagaðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | jaga! | |
| plural | jagið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- djaga (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))
Etymology
From Malay jaga, from Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ɡa/
- Hyphenation: ja‧ga
- Rhymes: -aɡa, -a
Verb
jaga
- to awake
- to watch over
- Synonym: awas (Sumatra)
Derived terms
- berjaga
- berjaga-jaga
- dijaga
- dijagakan
- jagaan
- jagakan
- menjaga
- menjagakan
- penjaga
- penjagaan
- terjaga
Further reading
- “jaga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
jaga
- Romanization of ꦗꦒ
Malay
Etymology
From Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).
Verb
jaga (Jawi spelling جاݢ)
- to awake
- to watch over
Derived terms
- jagaan
- menjaga
- penjaga
- penjagaan
Descendants
- Baba Malay: jaga
- Indonesian: jaga
- → Malagasy: zaha (“to investigate”)
- → Min Nan: 若呀 (jia̍k-gâ)
- → Pattani Malay: جاݢاوْ / ยฺากฺอ (jagɔ)
- → Tausug: jaga
- → Ternate: jaga
Further reading
- “jaga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- jaget
- jagde (simple past)
- jog (simple past)
- jagd (past participle)
Verb
jaga
- inflection of jage:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- jage
Etymology
From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jagen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²jɑːɡɑ/
Verb
jaga (present tense jagar, past tense jaga, past participle jaga, passive infinitive jagast, present participle jagande, imperative jaga/jag)
- to hunt, chase
Further reading
- “jaga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romani
Noun
jaga
- nominative/accusative plural of jag
Spanish
Verb
jaga
- inflection of jacer:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑːˌɡa/
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Verb
jaga (present jagar, preterite jagade, supine jagat, imperative jaga)
- to chase (pursue)
- Han jagade honom genom skogen ― He chased him through the forest
- to hunt (prey)
- De jagade ren ― They were hunting reindeer
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | jaga | jagas | ||
| Supine | jagat | jagats | ||
| Imperative | jaga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | jagen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | jagar | jagade | jagas | jagades |
| Ind. plural1 | jaga | jagade | jagas | jagades |
| Subjunctive2 | jage | jagade | jages | jagades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | jagande | |||
| Past participle | jagad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- förjaga
- injaga
- jägare
- jagare
- jakt
- uppjaga
Further reading
- jaga in Svensk ordbok.
Tausug
Etymology
From Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).
Noun
jaga
- guard, watchman; mourner
Verb
jaga
- to watch, to be on watch, to beware, to be on guard
Derived terms
- majaga
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒa.ɡa]
Noun
jaga
- a tree branch
Etymology 2
From Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ). The adverbial sense is likely derived from an association of vigilance with guarding.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒa.ɡa]
Verb
jaga
- (transitive) to guard, to keep guard
Conjugation
| Conjugation of jaga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | tojaga | fojaga | mijaga | |
| 2nd | nojaga | nijaga | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | ojaga | ijaga, yojaga† | |
| Feminine | mojaga | |||
| Neuter | ijaga | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
Adverb
jaga
- often
- ngori rioru jaga cumu ― my stomach often hurts
References
- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh