terjun
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay terjun, from Classical Malay ترجون (terjun), from Proto-Malayic *tVɣəɟun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t̪ərˈd͡ʒʊn]
- Hyphenation: têr‧jun
Verb
terjun
- to leap down; to jump from a high place to a lower place
- (by extension) to be involved in; to get into a study, employment, etc.
Derived terms
- beterjunan
- diterjuni
- diterjunkan
- keterjunan
- menerjuni
- menerjunkan
- penerjun
- penerjunan
Further reading
- “terjun” 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 Proto-Malayic *tVɣəɟun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t̪ərˈd͡ʒʊn], [t̪ərˈd͡ʒon]
- Rhymes: -d͡ʒon, -on
Verb
terjun (Jawi spelling ترجون)
- to leap down; to jump from a higher place to a lower place
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- penerjun [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- penerjunan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- terjunan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- keterjunan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- menerjunkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- menerjuni [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- diterjunkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- diterjuni [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
- terterjun [agentless action] (teR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- beterjunan
Descendants
- Indonesian: terjun
- →? Tagalog: talon
Further reading
- “terjun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.