darjah

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَرَجَة (daraja, “degree, grade”). Doublet of darjat and derajat.

Noun

darjah (Jawi spelling درجه, plural darjah-darjah or darjah2)

  1. rank
    Synonym: pangkat
  2. step of a ladder
    Synonym: anak tangga
  3. grade, degree
    Synonyms: derajat, tahap, peringkat, tangga
    1. level of something; a position within a scale
    2. (geometry, Malaysia) unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference.
    3. (physics, Malaysia) unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales
    4. (geography, Malaysia) unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
  4. quotient
    darjah kecerdasan ― intelligence quotient
  5. (Malaysia) standard (grade in Malaysian primary schools)
    Anaknya baru dalam darjah lima.
    Her son is only in standard five.

Derived terms

Affixations
  • berdarjah

References

Further reading

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