penjara

See also: penjarà

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पञ्जर (pañjara, cage) via Malay penjara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəɲˈd͡ʒa.ra/
  • Hyphenation: pên‧ja‧ra

Noun

penjara (plural penjara-penjara, first-person possessive penjaraku, second-person possessive penjaramu, third-person possessive penjaranya)

  1. prison, jail
    Synonyms: bui, hotel prodeo
    Hyponyms: lembaga pemasyarakatan, rumah tahanan

Derived terms

  • kepenjaraan
  • memenjara
  • penjarakan
  • terpenjara

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit पञ्जर (pañjara, cage).

Pronunciation

Noun

penjara (Jawi spelling ڤنجارا, plural penjara-penjara, informal 1st possessive penjaraku, 2nd possessive penjaramu, 3rd possessive penjaranya)

  1. jail
  2. prison

Synonyms

Verb

penjara (Jawi spelling ڤنجارا)

  1. to jail
  2. to imprison

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: penjara

References

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