janji
Dongxiang
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 淹 (yān) + -ji.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕɑnˈt͡ɕi/
Verb
janji
- to drown
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒand͡ʒi/ [ˈd͡ʒaɲ.d͡ʒi]
- Rhymes: -and͡ʒi
- Syllabification: jan‧ji
Noun
janji (plural janji-janji)
Derived terms
Affixed terms
- berjanji
- berjanjian
- janjikan
- perjanjian
- perjanjikan
- terjanji
Compound terms
- janji gombal
- janji politik
Further reading
- “janji”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒand͡ʒi/ [ˈd͡ʒaɲ.d͡ʒi]
- Rhymes: -d͡ʒi, -i
- Hyphenation: jan‧ji
Noun
janji (Jawi spelling جنجي, plural janji-janji or janji2)
Derived terms
Affixations
- berjanji (“to promise”)
- dijanjikan
- diperjanjikan (“something to be promised or agreed with”)
- janjikan
- memperjanjikan (“to promise or agree with something”)
- menjanjikan
- perjanjian (“agreement; treaty; contract”)
- terjanji (“promised”)
Compounds
- Janji Dipacati (“sarcastic slogan”)
- Janji Melayu (“a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Malaysians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy”)
Descendants
Further reading
- "janji" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017