ajun

Assan

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“I”) + -un.

Pronoun

ajun

1. we (first-person plural subjective)

Related terms

• aj
• ja

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: a‧jun

Etymology 1

From Dutch adjunct, from Middle Dutch adjoinct, from Latin adiunctus, perfect passive participle of adiungō (“join to”), from ad + iungō (“join”).

Noun

ajun (first-person possessive ajunku, second-person possessive ajunmu, third-person possessive ajunnya)

1. adjunct, a person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.

   Synonyms: asisten, pembantu

Etymology 2

Unknown

Adjective

ajun

1. (archaic) deviate far from the goal.

Noun

ajun (first-person possessive ajunku, second-person possessive ajunmu, third-person possessive ajunnya)

1. intention, purpose.

   Synonym: maksud

Further reading

• “ajun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Latin iēiūnium or iēiūnus through a Vulgar Latin root *iaiūnus > *aiūnus, from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos, itself from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, adjectival form of *Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- (“to sacrifice”). Compare Spanish ayuno, French jeun, jeûne, also Italian digiuno. The equivalent Aromanian word agiun also carries the sense of 'starving', 'hungry'.

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Noun

ajun n (plural ajunuri)

1. fast, fasting (abstaining from or eating very little food)
2. the day before a holiday when people fast, or in general the day before any event; eve

Declension

Synonyms

• (fast): post

Derived terms

Related terms

• ajuna

See also

• păresimi