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jaga.

To keep watch, to watch over.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈd͡ʒaɡa/Singapore[ˈd͡ʒa˧.ɡa(˦)]Singapore
  1. To keep watch, to watch over.

    Manglish · Singlish · invariable
Where this word comes from

From Malay jaga (“to awake; to watch over”).

noun/ˈd͡ʒaɡa/Singapore[ˈd͡ʒa˧.ɡa(˦)]Singapore
  1. A guard or watchman.

    Malaysia · Singapore
Where this word comes from

From Malay jaga (“to awake; to watch over”).

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