overwordExplorer
INDONESIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

jajak.

to probe, to plumb

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈd͡ʒad͡ʒak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒa.d͡ʒak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to probe, to plumb

  2. to poll

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi [Term?], from Javanese jajag (“to measure, to estimate, to judge; to fathom”), from Old Javanese jagjag.

noun/ˈd͡ʒad͡ʒak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒa.d͡ʒak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. thread winder handle made of wood

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sasak [Term?].

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

jajak has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

jajak studiojajak workshello, jajak

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.