tahun ajaran
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of tahun (“year”) + ajaran (“teaching”), literally "teaching year", calque of Dutch leerjaar (“teaching year”).
Noun
tahun ajaran
- (education) school year
Usage notes
The term is commonly used for primary and secondary education. Tertiary education use tahun akademik instead. Both are abbreviated as TA.
Further reading
- “tahun ajaran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.