gajah

Acehnese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गज (gaja).

Noun

gajah

  1. elephant (mammal)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गज (gaja) (compare Malay gajah).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.d͡ʒah/

Noun

gajah

  1. elephant

Indonesian

Alternative forms
  • gadjah (pre-1967)

Etymology

From Malay gajah, from Classical Malay gajah (“elephant”), from Sanskrit गज (gaja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡad͡ʒah/, [ˈɡa.d͡ʒah]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧jah

Noun

gajah (first-person possessive gajahku, second-person possessive gajahmu, third-person possessive gajahnya)

  1. elephant (mammal)
  2. (chess) bishop
  3. (figurative) big-sized objects

Synonyms

See also
Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
raja menteri, patih, ratu, ster benteng gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur kuda bidak, pion, prajurit

Further reading

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit गज (gaja).

Noun

gajah

  1. elephant

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गज (gaja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡad͡ʒah/
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah, -d͡ʒah, -ah
  • Audio (MY)(file)

Noun

gajah (Jawi spelling ݢاجه‎, plural gajah-gajah, informal 1st possessive gajahku, 2nd possessive gajahmu, 3rd possessive gajahnya)

  1. elephant (mammal)
  2. (chess) bishop

Descendants
  • Indonesian: gajah

See also
Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور‎ (layout · text)
raja, syah
راج‎, شاه‎		 menteri
منتري‎		 tir, benteng
تير‎, بينتيڠ‎		 gajah,
ݢاجه‎		 kuda,
کودا‎		 bidak, piadak, pion
بيدق‎, ڤيادق‎, ڤيون‎

Further reading
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