ajang
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈad͡ʒaŋ/ [ˈa.d͡ʒaŋ]
- Rhymes: -ad͡ʒaŋ
- Syllabification: a‧jang
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦗꦁ (ajang, “a dish; site of an activity”), from Old Javanese ajaṅ (“a plate or leaf from which to eat”).
Noun
ajang (plural ajang-ajang)
- contest
- (uncommon) event (prearranged social activity)
- field (place where a battle is fought or similar)
- (Java) plate
Hyponyms
- ajang apresiasi
- ajang balap
- ajang bergengsi
- ajang diskusi
- ajang internasional
- ajang kecantikan
- ajang orang
- ajang pamer
- ajang pencarian bakat
- ajang seleksi
- ajang tahunan
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Berau Malay [Term?]
Noun
ajang (plural ajang-ajang)
Further reading
- “ajang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016