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pinjam.

to borrow

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpind͡ʒam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpiɲ.d͡ʒam]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to borrow

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay pinjam, from Classical Malay ڤينجم (pinjam), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hinzam, infixed from *həzam + *-in-, from Proto-Austronesian *Səzam. The initial /p-/ is possibly influenced by the prefix per-. Equivalent to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həzam + per- + -in-.

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