bujang

Baba Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bujang (“single, unmarried”).

Noun

bujang

1. widowed

Iban

Noun

bujang

1. single (male)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bujang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbud͡ʒaŋ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧jang

Noun

bujang (uncountable)

1. single, unmarried person

Adjective

bujang

1. single, unmarried

Hyponyms

• bujang andon
• bujang ayam
• bujang bercerai
• bujang juandang
• bujang sekolah
• bujang talang

Derived terms

• bujangan
• kebujangan
• membujang
• pembujangan

Further reading

• “bujang” 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

bujang

1. Romanization of ꦧꦸꦗꦁ

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

bujang (Jawi spelling بوجڠ, informal 1st possessive bujangku, 2nd possessive bujangmu, 3rd possessive bujangnya)

1. single, unmarried person

Adjective

bujang (Jawi spelling بوجڠ)

1. single, unmarried

Descendants

• Baba Malay: bujang
• Indonesian: bujang
• → Min Nan: 巫讓／巫让 (bû-jiāng)^[1]
• → Tausug: budjang

References

1. Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

Further reading

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