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 (plural borjuis-borjuis) bourgeois ==== Alternative forms ==== borju (slang) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “borjuis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bourgeois, from French bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from Old French burgeis (“town dweller”), from Frankish *burg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold; city”) === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): [bor.d͡ʒu.(w)is] Rhymes: -uis, -is Hyphenation: bor‧ju‧is === Noun === borjuis (Jawi spelling بورجويس, plural borjuis-borjuis or borjuis2) Bourgeois: (politics) The middle class. (usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes. (Marxism) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat. === Further reading === "borjuis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017