derajat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay darjah, derajat, from Classical Malay درجه (darjah), درجه (derajat), from Arabic دَرَجَات (darajāt), plural form of دَرَجَة (daraja, “degree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dəˈrad͡ʒat̚]
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒat, -at, -t
• Hyphenation: dê‧ra‧jat

Noun

dêrajat (first-person possessive derajatku, second-person possessive derajatmu, third-person possessive derajatnya)

1. degree:
   1. social standing: a stage of rank or privilege.

      Synonyms: martabat, pangkat, tingkatan

   2. (education) a stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement.
   3. (geometry) a unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
   4. (physics) a unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.

      Suhu permukaan rata-rata planet ini telah meningkat sekitar 2 derajat Fahrenheit (1 derajat Celsius) sejak akhir abad ke-19. ― This planet surface temperature has been increasing about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celcius) since end of 19th century.

   5. (geography) a unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
   6. the amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.
2. level, rank

   Synonyms: martabat, pangkat, tingkatan

Alternative forms

• darjah (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• menyederajatkan
• sederajat

 

• derajat busur
• derajat hari
• derajat keasaman
• derajat kebebasan
• derajat kekerabatan
• derajat kelvin
• derajat panas
• derajat penjenuhan
• derajat penyebaran
• derajat polimerisasi

 

Further reading

• “derajat” 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.