gergaji

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gergaji, from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡərˈɡad͡ʒi/ [ɡərˈɡa.d͡ʒi]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi
• Syllabification: ger‧ga‧ji

Noun

gêrgaji (plural gergaji-gergaji)

1. saw: a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal

Affixed terms

• digergaji
• gergajian
• menggergaji
• penggergaji
• penggergajian

Compounds

• gergaji balik
• gergaji balok
• gergaji belah
• gergaji besi
• gergaji bundar
• gergaji mesin
• gergaji pemangkas
• gergaji piringan
• gergaji potong
• gergaji rantai
• gergaji tangan
• gergaji ukir

Further reading

• “gergaji”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”). Compare Javanese graji, Ledo Kaili garagaji, and Lindu garagaji.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ɡərˈɡad͡ʒi/ [ɡərˈɡa.d͡ʒi]
• (Kuala Lumpur-Singapore) IPA^(key): /ɡə(r)ˈɡad͡ʒi/ [ɡə(r)ˈɡa.d͡ʒi]
• (Kedah) IPA^(key): /ɡərˈɡad͡ʒi/ [ɡəʁˈɡa.d͡ʒi]
• Syllabification: ger‧ga‧ji

Noun

gergaji (Jawi spelling ݢرݢاجي, plural gergaji-gergaji)

1. saw

Derived terms

Compounds

• gergaji rantai (“chainsaw”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: gergaji
• → Makasar: garagaji
• → Tagalog: lagari
• → Tausug: gawgari' (“file”)

References

• Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994). Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini. Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. Page 72.

Further reading

• "gergaji" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "gergaji" at PRPM first version)