pengajian

Regular derivation as kaji +‎ peng- -an, inherited from Malay pengajian. Doublet of pengkajian.

• IPA^(key): [pəŋaˈd͡ʒian]
• Hyphenation: pê‧nga‧ji‧an

pêngajian (plural pengajian-pengajian)

1. (Islam) Islamic teaching
2. (Islam) mass recitation of Qur'an

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pengajian.

• “pengajian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Affixed kaji +‎ peng- -an.

pengajian

1. recitation of Qur'an.
2. study, studies
   1. (education) any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.

      Synonym: kajian (Indonesian)

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian pengajian.

• The Indonesian form for sense of study is irregular pengkajian.

• “pengajian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.