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jaga.

to watch over, to keep, to guard

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈd͡ʒaɡa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒa.ɡa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to watch over, to keep, to guard

    transitive
  2. to awake

    intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

From Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

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