Belajar
/bəˈlajar/noun
To learn or study.
Did you know?Belajar is an Indonesian formation from the root ajar, which is related to the older Malay and Javanese sense of teaching and instruction, showing how learning was framed as guided discipline rather than casual information intake.
Etymological Timeline
Old Malay / Old Javanese
Malay/Javanese
ajar
“instruction, teaching, guidance”
Classical Malay
Malay
belajar
“to study, to learn”
Modern Indonesian
Indonesian
belajar
“to learn, to study”
Modern Malay
Malay
belajar
“to learn, to study”
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