keju

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See also: kèju, kējǔ, and Kējǔ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay keju, from Portuguese queijo, from Old Galician-Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (to ferment, become sour).

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  • Hyphenation: ké‧ju

Noun

kèju (first-person possessive kejuku, second-person possessive kejumu, third-person possessive kejunya)

  1. cheese (dairy product)

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Javanese

Romanization

keju

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦗꦸ
  2. Nonstandard spelling of kèju. Romanization of ꦏꦺꦗꦸ

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese queijo, from Old Galician-Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (to ferment, become sour).

Pronunciation

Noun

keju (Jawi spelling کيجو, plural keju-keju, informal 1st possessive kejuku, 2nd possessive kejumu, 3rd possessive kejunya)

  1. cheese (dairy product)
    Synonym: panir

Descendants

  • Indonesian: keju

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کيجو kedjo”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 96
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کيجو keju”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 553
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “keju”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 529

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