jeriji
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay jeriji. Cognate of Balinese ᬚ᭄ᬭᬶᬚᬶ (jriji, “finger”), Javanese ꦢꦿꦶꦗꦶ (driji, “finger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʒəˈrid͡ʒi]
- Hyphenation: jê‧ri‧ji
Noun
jêriji (first-person possessive jerijiku, second-person possessive jerijimu, third-person possessive jerijinya)
- finger
- Synonym: jari
- bar, grill; trellis
- Synonyms: jeruji, terali, kisi-kisi
Further reading
- “jeriji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.