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Indonesian
Etymology
Regular derivation as kaji + peng- -an, inherited from Malay pengajian. Doublet of pengkajian.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pê‧nga‧ji‧an
Noun
pêngajian (plural pengajian-pengajian, first-person possessive pengajianku, second-person possessive pengajianmu, third-person possessive pengajiannya)
- (Islam) Islamic teaching.
- (Islam) mass recitation of Qur'an.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pengajian.
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Malay
Etymology
Affixed kaji + peng- -an.
Noun
pengajian (informal 1st possessive pengajianku, 2nd possessive pengajianmu, 3rd possessive pengajiannya)
- recitation of Qur'an.
- study, studies
- (education) any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- Synonym: kajian (Indonesian)
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian pengajian.
- The Indonesian form for sense of study is irregular pengkajian.
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