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Indonesian
Etymology
From jalan + -i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈla.ni/
- Rhymes: -ni, -i
- Hyphenation: ja‧la‧ni
Verb
jalani (active menjalani, passive dijalani, perfective passive terjalani) (transitive)
- to walk on (road, way, etc.)
- to serve (to work through a given period of time in prison, a sentence)
Dia menjalani hukuman penjara dua tahun karena perbuatannya.- He served two years in prison for his actions.
- to go through (to undergo, suffer, experience)
- to live (to spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually)
- (rare) to cover (to traverse or put behind a certain distance)
- Synonyms: tempuh, lalui
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