remaja

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Etymology

From Malay remaja, from Javanese ꦉꦩꦗ (remaja, “adolescent”), from Old Javanese *rumāja (“young”), rāja (“king”) +‎ -um- (“become”), from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan, “king”). Cognate Sundanese rumaja.

Pronunciation

Noun

rêmaja (plural remaja-remaja)

  1. (countable) adolescent, teen, youth.
    Synonym: pemuda
    Marco menjual bajunya kepada kalangan remaja dan dewasa.
    Marco sells his clothes to both teenagers and adults.
  2. (uncountable) adolescence: The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.

Adjective

rêmaja

  1. young.
    Synonym: muda
  2. adolescence.
    Synonym: adolesens

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