keju

See also: kèju, kējǔ, and Kējǔ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay keju, from Portuguese queijo, from Old Galician-Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment, become sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ.d͡ʒu]

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• Hyphenation: ké‧ju

Noun

kèju (first-person possessive kejuku, second-person possessive kejumu, third-person possessive kejunya)

1. cheese (dairy product)

Compounds

• keju cedar
• keju edam
• keju emental
• keju mozarela
• keju parmesan

 

Further reading

• “keju” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

keju

1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦗꦸ
2. Nonstandard spelling of kèju. Romanization of ꦏꦺꦗꦸ

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese queijo, from Old Galician-Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment, become sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ.d͡ʒu]
• Hyphenation: ké‧ju
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒu

Noun

keju (Jawi spelling کيجو, plural keju-keju, informal 1st possessive kejuku, 2nd possessive kejumu, 3rd possessive kejunya)

1. cheese (dairy product)

   Synonym: panir

Descendants

• Indonesian: keju

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کيجو kedjo”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 96
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کيجو keju”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 553
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “keju”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 529

Further reading

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