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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay wajah (“face”), from Classical Malay wajah, from Arabic وَجْه (wajh, “face”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
wajah (plural wajah-wajah, first-person possessive wajahku, second-person possessive wajahmu, third-person possessive wajahnya)
- face
- the front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
- Synonym: muka
- (figurative) the frontal aspect of something.
- Synonym: muka
- (figurative) image, appearance
- Synonyms: gambaran, corak
- character, personality
- Synonym: tokoh
Derived terms
References
- ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC
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Malay
Etymology
From Arabic وَجْه (wajh, “face”).
Pronunciation
Noun
wajah (Jawi spelling واجه, plural wajah-wajah, informal 1st possessive wajahku, 2nd possessive wajahmu, 3rd possessive wajahnya)
- face
- facade, surface
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