borjuis

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bourgeois, from French bourgeois, from Old French borgeis (“town dweller”), from borc (“fortified place, town”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortress”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrgʰ- (“fortified elevation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔrˈd͡ʒu.ɪs]
• Hyphenation: bor‧ju‧is

Noun

borjuis (first-person possessive borjuisku, second-person possessive borjuismu, third-person possessive borjuisnya)

1. bourgeois.

   Meskipun kaum merah sering berkata "ganyang borjuis" namun sekali mereka berkuasa mereka sendiri yang menjadi apa yang mereka tentangi.

   Although the Reds constantly say "down with the bourgeoisie" but once they assume power they become what they used to oppose.

Alternative forms

• borju (slang)

Related terms

• borjuasi

 

Further reading

• “borjuis” 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.