jelaga

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jelaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ˈla.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɡa
• Hyphenation: jê‧la‧ga

Noun

jêlaga (plural jelaga-jelaga, first-person possessive jelagaku, second-person possessive jelagamu, third-person possessive jelaganya)

1. soot
2. carbon black
3. sooty black

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Alternative forms

• celaga (nonstandard)

Derived terms

• berjelaga

 

Further reading

• “jelaga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia