hijau

See also: Hijau

Indonesian

Alternative forms
  • hidjau (pre-1967)

Etymology

From Malay hijau, from Classical Malay hijau, from Proto-Malayic *hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw. The sense “inexperienced” is a semantic loan from Dutch groentje. The sense “environmentally friendly” is a semantic loan from English green.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhid͡ʒaw/, [ˈhi.d͡ʒau̯]
  • Hyphenation: hi‧jau

Adjective

hijau

  1. green
    1. having green as its colour
    2. (figurative, of people) inexperienced.
    3. (figurative) environmentally friendly

Noun

hijau

  1. green (colour)

Derived terms
  • hijauan
  • kehijauan
  • kehijau-hijauan
  • menghijau
  • menghijaukan
  • penghijau
  • penghijauan
  • hijau asetat
  • hijau daun
  • hijau gadung
  • hijau jelak
  • hijau lestari
  • hijau lumut
  • hijau maya-maya
  • hijau muda
  • hijau paris
  • hijau tua
  • hijau zamrud

See also
Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)
     putih      abu-abu      hitam
             merah; merah tua, kirmizi              jingga, oranye; cokelat              kuning; krem
             hijau limau              hijau              hijau mint; hijau tua
             sian; teal, hijau kebiruan              biru langit, nilakandi              biru
             violet, ungu lembayung; nila, ungu lembayung              magenta, merah keunguan; ungu              merah jambu, merah muda

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hid͡ʒau̯]
  • Rhymes: -id͡ʒau̯, -d͡ʒau̯, -au̯

Adjective

hijau (Jawi spelling هيجاو‎)

  1. green (having green as its colour)
  2. environmentally friendly
  3. inexperienced

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Indonesian: hijau

Noun

hijau (Jawi spelling هيجاو‎, plural hijau-hijau, informal 1st possessive hijauku, 2nd possessive hijaumu, 3rd possessive hijaunya)

  1. green (colour)

Further reading
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