panjak

Borrowed from Javanese panjak (“gamelan musician”), from Old Javanese pañjak (“musician”).

• IPA^(key): /paɲd͡ʑak/
• Rhymes: -ak
• Hyphenation: pan‧jak

panjak

1. art performer (such as actors, dancers, and singers)

   Synonym: artis

   • 2023, Andi Mulya Lesmana, Nanggap Lenong [Performing Lenong]‎^[1], Serang: Kantor Bahasa Provinsi Banten, →ISBN, page 1:

     Babanya si Rahmat panjak sohor.
     Engkongnya si Rahmat panjak lenong.^{[sic – meaning lènong]}

     Rahmat's father is a famous perfomer.
     Rahmat's grandfather was a lenong performer.

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “panjak”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 334