wajah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay wajah (“face”), from Classical Malay wajah, from Arabic وَجْه (wajh, “face”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.d͡ʒah/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒah, -ah, -h
  • Hyphenation: wa‧jah

Noun

wajah (plural wajah-wajah, first-person possessive wajahku, second-person possessive wajahmu, third-person possessive wajahnya)

  1. face
    1. the front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
      Synonym: muka
    2. (figurative) the frontal aspect of something.
      Synonym: muka
    3. (figurative) image, appearance
      Synonyms: gambaran, corak
  2. character, personality
    Synonym: tokoh

Derived terms
  • berwajah
  • perwajahan
  • wajah bentuk hati
  • wajah buku
  • wajah bulat
  • wajah oval
  • wajah panjang
  • wajah persegi

References
  1. Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic وَجْه (wajh, “face”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wad͡ʒah/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒah
  • Audio (MY)(file)

Noun

wajah (Jawi spelling واجه, plural wajah-wajah, informal 1st possessive wajahku, 2nd possessive wajahmu, 3rd possessive wajahnya)

  1. face
  2. facade, surface

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • kewajahan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • sewajah [comparability] (se-)
  • perwajah [causative passive] (peR-)
  • wajahkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
  • mewajahi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • berwajah [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • berwajahkan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)

Further reading
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