From bi- + jak.

bijak

1. leaf

• Burling, R. (2003), The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan

Clipping of bijaksana.

• The sense of 'good in speaking' is Semantic loan from Minangkabau bijak.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.d͡ʒak/
• Hyphenation: bi‧jak

bijak

1. wise, clever, skillful
2. (dialect) well-spoken; one that possesses good command of speech, to be silver-tongued.

   Synonyms: pandai bicara, petah, petah lidah

• “bijak”, 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

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bijak

1. wise, clever
2. fluent, eloquent
3. a right move, reasonable

• bestari
• cerdas
• cerdik
• pandai
• pintar

• biják (Kielce, Przemyśl, Biecz, Lasovia)
• bijok (Przemyśl)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bijakъ. By surface analysis, bić +‎ -ak.

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• Rhymes: -ijak
• Syllabification: bi‧jak
• Homophone: Bijak

bijak m inan

1. beater (something used for hitting or beating)
   1. swipple, swingle

      Coordinate terms: cepisko, dzierżak

   2. (sports) bat

      Synonym: podbijak

   3. hammerhead, head (portion of a tool used for hitting)

• bijak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bijak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Oskar Kolberg (1865), “bijak”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 260

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