terjun

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay terjun, from Classical Malay ترجون (terjun), from Proto-Malayic *tVɣəɟun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t̪ərˈd͡ʒʊn]
  • Hyphenation: têr‧jun

Verb

terjun

  1. to leap down; to jump from a high place to a lower place
  2. (by extension) to be involved in; to get into a study, employment, etc

Derived terms

  • beterjunan
  • diterjuni
  • diterjunkan
  • keterjunan
  • menerjuni
  • menerjunkan
  • penerjun
  • penerjunan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tVɣəɟun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t̪ərˈd͡ʒʊn], [t̪ərˈd͡ʒon]
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒon, -on

Verb

terjun (Jawi spelling ترجون)

  1. to leap down; to jump from a higher place to a lower place

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • penerjun [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • penerjunan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • terjunan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • keterjunan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • menerjunkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • menerjuni [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • diterjunkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
  • diterjuni [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
  • terterjun [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • beterjunan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: terjun
  • →? Tagalog: talon

Further reading

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