Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay pinjam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hinzam, a variant of *həzam, from Proto-Austronesian *Səzam. The appearance of the sound /p/ at the beginning of a word is most likely due to the addition of a prefix per-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpin.d͡ʒam/, [ˈpin.d͡ʒam]
  • Rhymes: -jam, -am, -m
  • Hyphenation: pin‧jam

Verb

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pinjam (active meminjam)

  1. (transitive) to borrow

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From a prefixed form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hinzam, a variant of *həzam, from Proto-Austronesian *Səzam.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pinjam (Jawi spelling ڤينجم)

  1. to borrow

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: pinjam
  • Tok Pisin: piga

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