darjah

== Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic دَرَجَة (daraja, “degree, grade”). Doublet of darjat and derajat. === Noun === darjah (Jawi spelling درجه, plural darjah-darjah or darjah2) rank Synonym: pangkat step of a ladder Synonym: anak tangga grade, degree Synonyms: derajat, tahap, peringkat, tangga level of something; a position within a scale (geometry, Malaysia) unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. (physics, Malaysia) unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales (geography, Malaysia) unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface. quotient darjah kecerdasan ― intelligence quotient (Malaysia) standard (grade in Malaysian primary schools) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “درجة daradjah”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 124 Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “درجه darjah or darjat”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 283 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “darjah”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 259 === Further reading === "darjah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017