gajus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gajus, from Portuguese caju or acaju.

Noun

gajus (first-person possessive gajusku, second-person possessive gajusmu, third-person possessive gajusnya)

1. cashew (tree).
2. cashew apple.
3. cashew nut.

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese caju or acaju. Doublet of kanjus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -us

Noun

gajus (Jawi spelling ݢاجوس, plural gajus-gajus, informal 1st possessive gajusku, 2nd possessive gajusmu, 3rd possessive gajusnya)

1. cashew (tree).
2. cashew apple.
3. cashew nut.

Synonyms

• jambu golok
• jambu monyet (Riau)
• janggus (Malaysian East Coast)
• jagus (Brunei)

Derived terms

• janggus (by metathesis)
• jagus, ibid.

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ݢاجس gadjoes”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 98
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ݢاجس gajus”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 557
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “gajus”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 319

Further reading

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