"eja" meaning in Indonesian

See eja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ˈɛd͡ʒa] Forms: èja [canonical], mengeja [active], dieja [passive], edja [alternative]
Etymology: From Malay eja, from Persian هجا (hejâ, “syllable”), from Arabic هِجَاء (hijāʔ, “spelling”). Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|eja}} Malay eja, {{der|id|fa|هجا|t=syllable|tr=hejâ}} Persian هجا (hejâ, “syllable”), {{der|id|ar|هِجَاء|t=spelling}} Arabic هِجَاء (hijāʔ, “spelling”) Head templates: {{head|id|verb|base/imperative/colloquial|eja|active|mengeja|passive|dieja|head=èja}} èja (base/imperative/colloquial eja, active mengeja, passive dieja)
  1. to spell: to read (something) as though letter by letter Derived forms: ejaan, mengeja, pengeja, pengejaan
    Sense id: en-eja-id-verb-f2uaWAUY Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "eja"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay eja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "هجا",
        "t": "syllable",
        "tr": "hejâ"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian هجا (hejâ, “syllable”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "هِجَاء",
        "t": "spelling"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic هِجَاء (hijāʔ, “spelling”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Malay eja, from Persian هجا (hejâ, “syllable”), from Arabic هِجَاء (hijāʔ, “spelling”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èja",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mengeja",
      "tags": [
        "active"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dieja",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edja",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "base/imperative/colloquial",
        "4": "eja",
        "5": "active",
        "6": "mengeja",
        "7": "passive",
        "8": "dieja",
        "head": "èja"
      },
      "expansion": "èja (base/imperative/colloquial eja, active mengeja, passive dieja)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "èja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ejaan"
        },
        {
          "word": "mengeja"
        },
        {
          "word": "pengeja"
        },
        {
          "word": "pengejaan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to spell: to read (something) as though letter by letter"
      ],
      "id": "en-eja-id-verb-f2uaWAUY",
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛd͡ʒa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eja"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ejaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "mengeja"
    },
    {
      "word": "pengeja"
    },
    {
      "word": "pengejaan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "eja"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay eja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "هجا",
        "t": "syllable",
        "tr": "hejâ"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian هجا (hejâ, “syllable”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "هِجَاء",
        "t": "spelling"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic هِجَاء (hijāʔ, “spelling”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Malay eja, from Persian هجا (hejâ, “syllable”), from Arabic هِجَاء (hijāʔ, “spelling”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èja",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mengeja",
      "tags": [
        "active"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dieja",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edja",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "base/imperative/colloquial",
        "4": "eja",
        "5": "active",
        "6": "mengeja",
        "7": "passive",
        "8": "dieja",
        "head": "èja"
      },
      "expansion": "èja (base/imperative/colloquial eja, active mengeja, passive dieja)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "èja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Indonesian lemmas",
        "Indonesian terms derived from Arabic",
        "Indonesian terms derived from Malay",
        "Indonesian terms derived from Persian",
        "Indonesian terms inherited from Malay",
        "Indonesian verbs",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to spell: to read (something) as though letter by letter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛd͡ʒa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eja"
}

Download raw JSONL data for eja meaning in Indonesian (1.6kB)

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