permaisuri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay permaisuri, from Classical Malay permaisuri, from Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, “supreme lady”). Compare to Javanese ꦥꦿꦩꦺꦱ꧀ꦮꦫꦶ (praméswari, “queen”), Old Javanese pramiswari (“queen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərmai̯ˈsuri]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧mai‧su‧ri

Noun

permaisuri (first-person possessive permaisuriku, second-person possessive permaisurimu, third-person possessive permaisurinya)

1. queen consort.

   Synonym: ratu

Derived terms

• bepermaisuri

 

Further reading

• “permaisuri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, “supreme lady”).

Noun

permaisuri (Jawi spelling ڤرمايسوري, plural permaisuri-permaisuri, informal 1st possessive permaisuriku, 2nd possessive permaisurimu, 3rd possessive permaisurinya)

1. queen consort

Coordinate terms

• ratu

Descendants

• → Indonesian: permaisuri
• → Thai: ประไหมสุหรี

Further reading

• “permaisuri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.