isteri
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -i
Noun edit
istĕri (Jawi spelling ايستري, plural isteri-isteri, informal 1st possessive isteriku, 2nd possessive isterimu, 3rd possessive isterinya)
- (polite) wife
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
- suami (“husband”)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: istri
Further reading edit
- “isteri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.