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4-letter words (1 found)

JAGA,

3-letter words (2 found)

AGA,JAG,

2-letter words (3 found)

AA,AG,JA,

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jaga ajga jgaa gjaa agja gaja jaag ajag jaag ajag aajg aajg jgaa gjaa jaga ajga gaja agja agaj gaaj aagj aagj gaaj agaj

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Definitions and meaning of jaga

jaga

Baba Malay

Etymology

From Malay jaga.

Verb

jaga

  1. to be on guard; to be vigilant
  2. to be awake

Adjective

jaga

  1. on guard; vigilant
  2. awake

Further reading

  • Baba Malay Dictionary

Balinese

Romanization

jaga

  1. Romanization of ᬚᬕ

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːa/

Verb

jaga (third person singular past indicative jagaði, third person plural past indicative jagað, supine jagað)

  1. to hunt

Conjugation

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • djaga (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology

From Malay jaga, from Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ɡa/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ga
  • Rhymes: -aɡa, -a

Verb

jaga

  1. to awake
  2. to watch over
    Synonym: awas (Sumatra)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

jaga

  1. Romanization of ꦗꦒ

Malay

Etymology

From Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

Verb

jaga (Jawi spelling جاݢ)

  1. to awake
  2. to watch over

Derived terms

  • jagaan
  • menjaga
  • penjaga
  • penjagaan

Descendants

  • Baba Malay: jaga
  • Indonesian: jaga
  • → Tagalog: alaga (“to take care”)
  • → Malagasy: zaha (“to investigate”)
  • → Min Nan: 若呀 (jia̍k-gâ)
  • → Pattani Malay: جاݢاوْ / ยฺากฺอ (jagɔ)
  • → Tausug: jaga
  • → Ternate: jaga

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • jaget
  • jagde (simple past)
  • jog (simple past)
  • jagd (past participle)

Verb

jaga

  1. inflection of jage:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • jage

Etymology

From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jagen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²jɑːɡɑ/

Verb

jaga (present tense jagar, past tense jaga, past participle jaga, passive infinitive jagast, present participle jagande, imperative jaga/jag)

  1. to hunt, chase

Further reading

  • “jaga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ). Doublet of jāgra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɡa
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ga

Adjective

jaga

  1. watchful, vigilant, cautious

Noun

jaga

  1. what or who is coming, expected

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦗꦒ (jaga)
  • → Balinese: ᬚᬕ (jaga)

Further reading

  • "jaga" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Romani

Noun

jaga

  1. nominative/accusative plural of jag

Spanish

Verb

jaga

  1. inflection of jacer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From Late Old Swedish iagha, from Early Old Swedish iægha, from Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑːˌɡa/

Verb

jaga (present jagar, preterite jagade, supine jagat, imperative jaga)

  1. to chase (pursue)
    Han jagade honom genom skogen ― He chased him through the forest
  2. to hunt (prey)
    De jagade ren ― They were hunting reindeer

Conjugation

See also

  • förjaga
  • injaga
  • jägare
  • jagare
  • jakt
  • uppjaga

Further reading

  • jaga in Svensk ordbok.

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

Noun

jaga

  1. guard, watchman; mourner

Verb

jaga

  1. to watch, to be on watch, to beware, to be on guard

Derived terms

  • majaga

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒa.ɡa]

Noun

jaga

  1. a tree branch

Etymology 2

From Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ). The adverbial sense is likely derived from an association of vigilance with guarding.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒa.ɡa]

Verb

jaga

  1. (transitive) to guard, to keep guard
Conjugation

Adverb

jaga

  1. often
    ngori rioru jaga cumu ― my stomach often hurts

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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