tajuk

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ta‧juk

Etymology 1

From Malay tajuk, from Persian تاجک (tâjak, “little crown, crest”), diminutive of Persian تاج (tâj, “crown”).

Noun

tajuk (plural tajuk-tajuk, first-person possessive tajukku, second-person possessive tajukmu, third-person possessive tajuknya)

1. crown.
   1. diadem: A royal, imperial or princely headdress.

      Synonyms: mahkota, petam, jamang

   2. (forestry) The top of a tree.
   3. (botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
   4. (nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet.
2. headgear.
3. heading: the title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

   Synonyms: tajukan, judul

4. title: the name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art;

   Synonym: judul

Alternative forms

• taju

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau .

Noun

tajuk (plural tajuk-tajuk, first-person possessive tajukku, second-person possessive tajukmu, third-person possessive tajuknya)

1. degree, level, stage, tier

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Sundanese .

Noun

tajuk (plural tajuk-tajuk, first-person possessive tajukku, second-person possessive tajukmu, third-person possessive tajuknya)

1. (Islam) surau: a small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula.

   Synonyms: langgar, surau

Etymology 4

From Madurese .

Noun

tajuk (plural tajuk-tajuk, first-person possessive tajukku, second-person possessive tajukmu, third-person possessive tajuknya)

1. place to tie the rudder of a boat when sailing

References

Further reading

• “tajuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.