uja

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• IPA^(key): /ˈud͡ʒa/ [ˈu.d͡ʒa]
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a
• Hyphenation: u‧ja

uja (Jawi spelling اوجا)

1. to excite; to arouse; to stimulate; to encourage.

   Synonyms: galak, rangsang

   Hadiah itu mampu uja minat pelajar.

   That prize can stimulate the students' interest.

   Jangan uja haiwan yang sedang tidur itu.

   Do not excite (provoke) the sleeping animal.

• The bare root word uja is rarely used on its own in standard Malay. The affixed forms, particularly the adjective teruja (excited) and the active verb menguja (to excite), are much more frequently used.

• > Indonesian: uja (inherited)

• "uja" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

• IPA^(key): /uja/, [ˈuja]
• Rhymes: -uja
• Hyphenation: u‧ja

uja

1. genitive/accusative singular of ujo

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uja class XI (no plural)

1. humanity, the human race