pengajian

Indonesian

Etymology

Regular derivation as kaji +‎ peng- -an, inherited from Malay pengajian. Doublet of pengkajian.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəŋaˈd͡ʒian/ [pə.ŋaˈd͡ʒi.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pe‧nga‧ji‧an

Noun

pêngajian (plural pengajian-pengajian) (Islam)

1. Islamic teaching
2. mass recitation of Qur'an

Usage notes

• The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pengajian.

Further reading

• “pengajian”, 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

Affixed kaji +‎ peng- -an.

Noun

pengajian (uncountable)

1. recitation of Qur'an.
2. study, studies
   1. (education) any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.

      Synonym: kajian (Indonesian)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian pengajian.

• The Indonesian form for sense of study is irregular pengkajian.

Further reading

• "pengajian" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "pengajian" at PRPM first version)