pengajian

Regular derivation as peng- +‎ kaji +‎ -an, inherited from Malay pengajian. Doublet of pengkajian.

• IPA^(key): [pəŋaˈd͡ʒian]
• Hyphenation: pê‧nga‧ji‧an

pêngajian (plural pengajian-pengajian, first-person possessive pengajianku, second-person possessive pengajianmu, third-person possessive pengajiannya)

1. (Islam) Islamic teaching.
2. (Islam) mass recitation of Qur'an.

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pengajian.

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

Affixed peng- +‎ kaji +‎ -an.

pengajian (informal 1st possessive pengajianku, 2nd possessive pengajianmu, 3rd possessive pengajiannya)

1. recitation of Qur'an.
2. study, studies

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian pengajian.

• The Indonesian form for sense of study is irregular pengkajian.

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