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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay lajak, from Classical Persian لچک (lačak).[1]
Noun
lajak (plural lajak-lajak, first-person possessive lajakku, second-person possessive lajakmu, third-person possessive lajaknya)
- woven fabric from yarn or silk
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Malay lajak. Doublet of laju. Cognate of Old Javanese laja (“going on, further”).
Adjective
lajak
- fast
- Synonyms: cepat, lekas
- excessive
- Synonym: berlebihan
Derived terms
References
- ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144
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