borjuis
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch bourgeois, from French bourgeois, from Old French borgeis (“town dweller”), from borc (“fortified place, town”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortress”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrgʰ- (“fortified elevation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɔrˈd͡ʒu.ɪs]
- Hyphenation: bor‧ju‧is
Noun
borjuis (first-person possessive borjuisku, second-person possessive borjuismu, third-person possessive borjuisnya)
- bourgeois.
Alternative forms
- borju (slang)
Related terms
- borjuasi
Further reading
- “borjuis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.