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jari.

digit, finger

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒari/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒa.ri]Standard-Indonesian
  1. digit, finger

  2. digit (unit of measure)

  3. finger, something similar in function or agency to the human finger

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay jari, from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”). Doublet of jeriji. Cognate of Old Javanese jariji, Balinese jriji, Javanese ꦢꦿꦶꦗꦶ (driji), Sundanese jariji.

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