penjara
See also: penjarà
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay penjara, from Sanskrit पञ्जर (pañjara, “cage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pənˈd͡ʒara]
- Hyphenation: pên‧ja‧ra
Noun
pênjara (plural penjara-penjara, first-person possessive penjaraku, second-person possessive penjaramu, third-person possessive penjaranya)
- prison
- Synonyms: bui, hotel prodeo
- Hyponyms: lembaga pemasyarakatan, rumah tahanan
Derived terms
- kepenjaraan
- memenjara
- memenjarakan
- terpenjara
Further reading
- “penjara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit पञ्जर (pañjara, “cage”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /pənˈd͡ʒarə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pənˈd͡ʒara/
- Rhymes: -d͡ʒarə, -arə, -rə
Noun
penjara (Jawi spelling ڤنجارا, plural penjara-penjara, informal 1st possessive penjaraku, 2nd possessive penjaramu, 3rd possessive penjaranya)
- jail
- prison
Synonyms
- rumah pasung
- rumah tahanan
- jel
Verb
penjara (Jawi spelling ڤنجارا)
- to jail
- to imprison
Synonyms
- jel
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pemenjara [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pemenjaraan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- penjarakan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
- memenjarakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dipenjarakan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- terpenjara [agentless action] (teR-)
- berpenjara [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: penjara
References
- "penjara" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “penjara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.