bujang

Baba Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bujang (“single, unmarried”).

Noun

bujang

  1. widowed

Iban

Noun

bujang

  1. single (male)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bujang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbud͡ʒaŋ/ [ˈbu.d͡ʒaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ud͡ʒaŋ
  • Syllabification: bu‧jang

Noun

bujang (plural bujang-bujang)

  1. bachelor (unmarried man)
  2. (dialectal) single, unmarried person

Adjective

bujang (comparative lebih bujang, superlative paling bujang)

  1. (dialectal) single, unmarried (especially of man)

Hyponyms

  • bujang andon
  • bujang ayam
  • bujang bercerai
  • bujang juandang
  • bujang sekolah
  • bujang talang

Derived terms

  • bujangan
  • kebujangan
  • membujang
  • pembujangan

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

bujang

  1. romanization of ꦧꦸꦗꦁ

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

bujang (Jawi spelling بوجڠ)

  1. single, unmarried person

Adjective

bujang (Jawi spelling بوجڠ)

  1. single, unmarried

Descendants

  • Baba Malay: bujang
  • Indonesian: bujang
  • → Min Nan: 巫讓／巫让 (bû-jiāng)[1]
  • → Tausug: budjang

References

  1. ^ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

Further reading

Toba Batak

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.d͡ʑaŋ/

Noun

bujang (Batak spelling ᯅᯮᯐᯰ)

  1. (vulgar, anatomy) vagina
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