Category: Nature & EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

hujan

/hujan/Roman

English meaning: Rain

Definition

Water that falls from clouds; the rainy season is musim hujan.

Example

“Hujan deras, bawa payung ya.”

In English: “It is raining hard, take an umbrella.”

Another example: “Hujan deras membuat jalanan macet total.”

Usage — When, Where & How

Everyday word for rain; the rainy season is 'musim hujan'. Used as a noun and informally as a verb ('hujan turun'). Neutral register.

Etymology & Origin

English — Origin & History

The word 'hujan' is derived from the Old Malay term 'hujan' indicating precipitation. In its long history, it has been a vital element of agricultural life in the region.

Common Collocations

  • musim hujan
  • hujan deras
  • hujan turun
  • kehujanan
  • hujan rintik-rintik

Word Forms

verb: kehujanan (to be caught in the rain)

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Literary Heritage

“Aku ini binatang jalang dari kumpulannya terbuang”

“I am a wild animal, cast out from its herd.”

Chairil Anwar · Father of Modern Indonesian Poetry · 1922–1949

Aku (I)

Aku (1943) — a defiant manifesto of individual freedom that became the battle cry of Indonesian youth

“Menulis adalah bekerja untuk keabadian”

“Writing is working for eternity.”

Pramoedya Ananta Toer · Indonesia's Greatest Novelist · 1925–2006

This Earth of Mankind (Bumi Manusia)

Pramoedya — who wrote the Buru Quartet on scraps of paper while imprisoned on Buru Island

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