ujian
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed uji + -an, inherited from Malay ujian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈud͡ʒian]
- Hyphenation: uji‧an
Noun
ujian (plural ujian-ujian, first-person possessive ujianku, second-person possessive ujianmu, third-person possessive ujiannya)
- test, examination.
- Synonyms: pengetesan, pengujian, tes
- result of above.
- (education) examination: A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
- Synonym: peperiksaan (Standard Malay)
- trial
- Synonym: cobaan
Compounds
- ujian akhir
- ujian diagnostik
- ujian dinas
- ujian esai
- ujian kepandaian
- ujian kesehatan
- ujian kosakata
- ujian lisan
- ujian masuk
- ujian nasional
- ujian negara
- ujian objektif
- ujian penghabisan
- ujian saringan
- ujian sekolah
- ujian susulan
- ujian tengah semester
- ujian tertulis
Further reading
- “ujian” 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
Combination of uji + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ud͡ʒian/
- Rhymes: -ud͡ʒian, -d͡ʒian, -ian, -an
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ud͡ʒʲän]
Noun
ujian (Jawi spelling اوجين, plural ujian-ujian, informal 1st possessive ujianku, 2nd possessive ujianmu, 3rd possessive ujiannya)
- test; examination
- Ujian akhir tahun
- Year end exams
- Synonym: peperiksaan
Further reading
- “ujian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.