gerha
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
- From Malay gerha (“wife, queen consort”), from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha, “house, family, wife, assistant”). Doublet of graha, garwa, greha, and griya.
- For sense of house/building, learned borrowing from Old Javanese gerha, greha, from the same Sanskrit word.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gerha (plural gerha-gerha, first-person possessive gerhaku, second-person possessive gerhamu, third-person possessive gerhanya)
- (archaic) wife.
- Synonym: istri
- (archaic) queen consort.
- Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu
Noun edit
gerha (plural gerha-gerha, first-person possessive gerhaku, second-person possessive gerhamu, third-person possessive gerhanya)
Alternative forms edit
Further reading edit
- “gerha” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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