Bahasa Melayu

menjagakan

Bahasa Melayu

English

awaken, cause to wake up, rouse

To make someone wake up or become alert from sleep.

منجاڬكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ibunya menjagakan anak itu lebih awal.

    His mother woke the child up earlier.

  2. Bunyi loceng itu menjagakan kami semua.

    That bell sound roused all of us.

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What does “awaken” mean in Malay?

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menjagakan

In this sense, menjagakan means to wake someone up or rouse them.

Word family

Common derived forms

menjaga
to take care of; to guard; to watch
berjaga
to stay awake; to keep watch
terjaga
awake; woken up

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.