tujuan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed tuju + -an, from Malay tujuan. Semantic loan from Dutch oogmerk (aim, goal) in law terms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tuˈd͡ʒuan]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ju‧an

Noun

tujuan (first-person possessive tujuanku, second-person possessive tujuanmu, third-person possessive tujuannya)

  1. goal, objective, aim, purpose
    Synonyms: arah, haluan, maksud
  2. destination
  3. (grammar) object

Hyponyms

  • tujuan institusional
  • tujuan instruksional
  • tujuan kelembagaan
  • tujuan kualitatif
  • tujuan kuantitatif
  • tujuan kurikuler
  • tujuan penderita
  • tujuan politik

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Combination of tuju + -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tud͡ʒuan/
  • Rhymes: -wan

Noun

tujuan (Jawi spelling توجوان, informal 1st possessive tujuanku, 2nd possessive tujuanmu, 3rd possessive tujuannya)

  1. goal, objective, aim, purpose.
    Synonyms: objektif, matlamat
    Apakah tujuan projek ini?
    What is the purpose of this project?
  2. direction
    Synonyms: arah, haluan
    Layang-layang itu terlayang ke tujuan timur.
    That kite flew to the east.

Further reading

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