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jangan.

expresses that something is forbidden or shouldn't happen: don't!

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈd͡ʒaŋan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒa.ŋan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. expresses that something is forbidden or shouldn't happen: don't!

    Jangan bohong.
    Jangan mencuri.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay jangan, from Classical Malay جاڠن (jangan), from Old Malay jāṅan, from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋan.

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