hujan
/hud͡ʒan/
The English word 'rain' is hujan in Malay.
hujan refers to an instance of particles falling.
Meaning: an instance of particles falling (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
For heavy rain, use hujan lebat. For light rain or drizzle, use the reduplicated form hujan renyai-renyai. While hujan can sometimes act as a verb, you can describe the physical act of rain falling by saying hujan turun. In colloquial speech, the phrase turun hujan is commonly used to express the action of rain occurring or falling.
How do you pronounce it?
/hudʒan/
Did you know?
- While hujan means rain, the term hujan batu literally translates to 'stone rain' but is used to describe a hailstorm.
- In Malay culture, there is a traditional practice called panggil hujan which means 'calling the rain', often performed during severe droughts to appease the elements.
- The word hujan descends from the Proto-Austronesian root *quzaN, making it a distant linguistic relative of many words found across the vast Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.
Examples in context
- Hujan ialah air yang jatuh daripada awan.Rain is the water that falls from the clouds.This sentence provides a definition of hujan.Tatoeba #978558 by Adou_Fr, translation #1230661 by falcons84
- Tom berkata hujan akan turun sebentar lagi.Tom said it'll rain.This sentence shows how to use hujan to express that it will rain.Tatoeba #11220425 by imperiex, translation #10593216 by CK
- Esok mungkin hujan.It might rain tomorrow.This sentence demonstrates using hujan to express the possibility of rain in the future.Tatoeba #5900198 by Adou_Fr, translation #31045 by CK
- Aduh, hujan lagi. Harap-harap cerah petang nanti.Oh no, it's raining again. Hopefully, it will be sunny in the afternoon.
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Example conversation
Siti and Muhammad are talking about their plans at home.
- SitiAdakah hujan akan turun hari ini?Will it rain today?
- MuhammadSaya rasa hujan akan turun petang ini.I think it will rain this afternoon.
- SitiJangan lupa bawa payung, Muhammad.Don't forget to bring an umbrella, Muhammad.
- MuhammadTerima kasih, Siti.Thank you, Siti.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry hujan, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hujan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
