jalani

Indonesian

Etymology

From jalan +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈla.ni/
• Rhymes: -ni, -i
• Hyphenation: ja‧la‧ni

Verb

jalani (active menjalani, passive dijalani, perfective passive terjalani) (transitive)

1. to walk on (road, way, etc.)
2. to serve (to work through a given period of time in prison, a sentence)

   Dia menjalani hukuman penjara dua tahun karena perbuatannya.

   He served two years in prison for his actions.

3. to go through (to undergo, suffer, experience)
4. to live (to spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually)
5. (rare) to cover (to traverse or put behind a certain distance)

   Synonyms: tempuh, lalui

Further reading

• “menjalani” 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.