kejut
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kejut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kezut₁ (“to start, jump when startled”), from Proto-Austronesian *kezuC (“to jerk suddenly, jump when startled”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈd͡ʒʊt̚]
- Hyphenation: kê‧jut
Adjective
kêjut (comparative lebih kejut, superlative paling kejut)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kejut”, 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
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kezut₁ (“to start, jump when startled”), from Proto-Austronesian *kezuC (“to jerk suddenly, jump when startled”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəd͡ʒut/
- Rhymes: -əd͡ʒut, -d͡ʒut, -ut
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kəd͡ʒʊt̚, -d͡ʒot̚, -d͡ʒo̞t̚]
Verb
kejut (Jawi spelling کجوت)
- (transitive) to startle
- Bahaya tau mengejut orang cam tu!
- It's dangerous startling someone like that, y'know!
- (transitive) to wake up
- Kejut dia sampai dia bangun sepenuhnya!
- Wake him up until he fully wakes up!
Derived terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: kejut
Further reading
- “kejut”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *kezuC