mengajar

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed meng- +‎ ajar, from Malay mengajar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məŋˈad͡ʒar]
• Hyphenation: mêng‧a‧jar

Verb

mêngajar (base-imperative ajar, active mengajar, passive diajar)

1. to teach
2. to drill, to train

   Synonym: melatih

3. to reproach someone, to blame someone

   Synonym: memarahi

Further reading

• “mengajar”, 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

meng- +‎ ajar.

Verb

mĕngajar

1. to teach

Descendants

• Indonesian: mengajar