bajing

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• badjing (pre-1947, 1947-1972)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bajing, from Classical Malay باجيڠ (bajing), from Javanese ꦧꦗꦶꦁ (bajing), from Old Javanese bajiṅ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.d͡ʒɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɪŋ, -ɪŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: ba‧jing

Noun

bajing (plural bajing-bajing, first-person possessive bajingku, second-person possessive bajingmu, third-person possessive bajingnya)

1. squirrel (rodent)

   Synonym: tupai

Derived terms

• bajingan

 

• bajing hitam
• bajing kelapa
• bajing loncat
• bajing pohon
• bajing tanah
• bajing terbang

 

Further reading

• “bajing” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

bajing

1. Romanization of ꦧꦗꦶꦁ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦗꦶꦁ (bajing).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bad͡ʒeŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bad͡ʒɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒeŋ, -d͡ʒeŋ, -eŋ

Noun

bajing (Jawi spelling باجيڠ, plural bajing-bajing, informal 1st possessive bajingku, 2nd possessive bajingmu, 3rd possessive bajingnya)

1. squirrel (rodent)

   Synonym: tupai

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bajing (inherited)
• > Peranakan Indonesian: badjing (inherited)
• → Dutch: badjing

Further reading

• “bajing” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sundanese

Romanization

bajing

1. Romanization of ᮘᮏᮤᮀ