jenis
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay jenis, from Arabic جِنْس (jins). Doublet of genus, gender, and genre.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈnis/ [d͡ʒəˈnɪs]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: je‧nis
Noun
jenis (plural jenis-jenis)
Derived terms
- berjenis
- berjenis-jenis
- menjenis
- penjenisan
- sejenis
- jenis kata
- jenis kelamin
- jenis kesenian
See also
- jenis kesenian
- jenis kelamin
Further reading
- “jenis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒenis/ [ˈd͡ʒe.nis]
- Rhymes: -is
Noun
jenis (Jawi spelling جنيس, plural jenis-jenis)
Derived terms
- penjenisan
Further reading
- “jenis”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017