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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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kèju (first-person possessive kejuku, second-person possessive kejumu, third-person possessive kejunya)
- cheese (dairy product)
Compounds
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Javanese
Romanization
keju
- Romanization of ꦏꦼꦗꦸ
- 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)
- cheese (dairy product)
- Synonym: panir
Descendants
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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