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Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “gentleman, virtuous man”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦂꦗꦤ (sarjana, “scholar”) and Old Javanese sajjana (“scholar”). The change of cluster ⟨rj⟩ from ⟨jj⟩ probably reflect hypercorrection, see conversion between Sanskrit and Pali forms.
Pronunciation
Noun
sarjana (first-person possessive sarjanaku, second-person possessive sarjanamu, third-person possessive sarjananya)
- (education) bachelor's degree, baccalaureate: the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges.
- (education) graduate with bachelor's degree
- (dated) clever person
- (rare) scholar, especially Muslim scholar
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 sarjana.
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Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “gentleman, virtuous man”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sarjana (Jawi spelling سرجان, plural sarjana-sarjana, informal 1st possessive sarjanaku, 2nd possessive sarjanamu, 3rd possessive sarjananya)
- clever person
- (education) master's degree
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 sarjana.
Derived terms
Further reading