tujuan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed tuju +‎ -an, from Malay tujuan. Semantic loan from Dutch oogmerk (“aim, goal”) in law terms.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tuˈd͡ʒuan/ [t̪uˈd͡ʒu.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: tu‧ju‧an

Noun

tujuan (uncountable)

1. goal, objective, aim, purpose

   Synonyms: arah, haluan, maksud

2. destination
3. (grammar) object

Hyponyms

• tujuan institusional
• tujuan instruksional
• tujuan kelembagaan
• tujuan kualitatif
• tujuan kuantitatif
• tujuan kurikuler
• tujuan penderita
• tujuan politik

Further reading

• “tujuan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Combination of tuju +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtud͡ʒwan/ [ˈt̪u.d͡ʒwan]
• Rhymes: -wan
• Hyphenation: tu‧juan

Noun

tujuan (Jawi spelling توجوان, informal 1st possessive tujuanku, 2nd possessive tujuanmu, 3rd possessive tujuannya)

1. goal, objective, aim, purpose.

   Synonyms: objektif, matlamat

   Apakah tujuan projek ini?

   What is the purpose of this project?

2. direction

   Synonyms: arah, haluan

   Layang-layang itu terlayang ke tujuan timur.

   That kite flew to the east.

Further reading

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