Where does “paʼaʼjiang” come from?
paʼaʼjiang (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼji, from Arabic حَجِّيّ.
paʼaʼjiang (Makasar): a Hajj title or nickname; a specific epithet given to someone who has completed the Hajj formed by adding a descriptive word after aʼji, e.g., Aʼji Muda (The Young Hajji) or Aʼji Janggoʼ (The Bearded Hajji)
Definitions
- a Hajj title or nickname; a specific epithet given to someone who has completed the Hajj formed by adding a descriptive word after aʼji, e.g., Aʼji Muda (The Young Hajji) or Aʼji Janggoʼ (The Bearded Hajji)
Ancestry of “paʼaʼjiang”, step by step
paʼaʼjiang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar aʼji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | aʼji | a hajji; a person who has performed the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca |
| 2 | Arabic | حَجِّيّ | — |
via Makasar paʼ- -ang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | paʼ- -ang | Used to form nouns from adjectives: someone who is inclined to have the quality described by the adjective |