air terjun
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay air terjun, from Classical Malay اءير ترجون (air terjun). From air (“water”) + terjun (“to dive, to jump from a high place”).
Noun
- waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
Malay
Etymology
Compound of air (“water”) + terjun (“to dive, to jump from a high place”). Cognate to Brunei Malay aing terajun.
Noun
air terjun (Jawi spelling اءير ترجون, plural air-air terjun, informal 1st possessive air terjunku, 2nd possessive air terjunmu, 3rd possessive air terjunnya)
- waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
Descendants
- Indonesian: air terjun
Further reading
- “air terjun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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