Inherited fromMalaypinjam, fromClassical Malayڤينجم(pinjam), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*hinzam, a variant of*həzam, fromProto-Austronesian*Səzam. The initial /p-/ is possibly influenced by the prefixper-.
pinjam (activememinjam,passivedipinjam)
FromClassical Malayڤينجم(pinjam), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*hinzam, a variant of*həzam, fromProto-Austronesian*Səzam. CompareTagaloghirám(“borrowing”). The initial /p-/ is possibly influenced by the prefixper-.
pinjam (Jawi spellingڤينجم)
Regular affixed derivations: