laju

From Malay laju.

• The sense of commute is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦭꦗꦸ (laju, “to commute”, literally “forward, continuous”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlad͡ʒu/
• Hyphenation: la‧ju
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒu, -u

laju

1. fast

   Synonym: cepat

laju (plural laju-laju, first-person possessive lajuku, second-person possessive lajumu, third-person possessive lajunya)

1. speed

laju (base-imperative laju, active melaju, ordinary passive dilaju)

1. to commute

• “laju” 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.

• IPA^(key): /lad͡ʒu/
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒu, -d͡ʒu, -u

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laju (Jawi spelling لاجو)

1. fast (capable of moving with great speed)

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

laju

1. Romanization of ᮜᮏᮥ