sarjana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “gentleman, virtuous man”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦂꦗꦤ (sarjana, “scholar”) and Old Javanese sajjana (“scholar”). The change of cluster ⟨rj⟩ from ⟨jj⟩ probably reflect hypercorrection, see conversion between Sanskrit and Pali forms.

• Sense of bachelor and baccalaureate is a semantic loan from Dutch baccalaureus (“bachelor”). Compare to Chinese 學士／学士 (xuéshì, “bachelor”, literally “scholar; literati”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sarˈd͡ʒana]
• Hyphenation: sar‧ja‧na
• Rhymes: -na, -a

Noun

sarjana (first-person possessive sarjanaku, second-person possessive sarjanamu, third-person possessive sarjananya)

1. (education) bachelor's degree, baccalaureate: the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges.
2. (education) graduate with bachelor's degree
3. (dated) clever person
4. (rare) scholar, especially Muslim scholar

Usage notes

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 sarjana.

Derived terms

• kesarjanaan
• pascasarjana

 

• sarjana muda
• sarjana plus
• sarjana utama

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “gentleman, virtuous man”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

sarjana (Jawi spelling سرجان, plural sarjana-sarjana, informal 1st possessive sarjanaku, 2nd possessive sarjanamu, 3rd possessive sarjananya)

1. clever person
2. (education) master's degree

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• kesarjanaan
• sarjana muda

 

Further reading

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