berhala
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay berhala, from Classical Malay berhala, from Old Javanese bharāla, from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra). Doublet of batara.
Noun edit
bêrhala (first-person possessive berhalaku, second-person possessive berhalamu, third-person possessive berhalanya)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
bêrhala
Further reading edit
- “berhala” 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Old Javanese bharāla, from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra). Doublet of betara.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ber‧ha‧la
- Rhymes: -a
Noun edit
berhala (Jawi spelling برهالا, plural berhala-berhala, informal 1st possessive berhalaku, 2nd possessive berhalamu, 3rd possessive berhalanya)
Descendants edit
- > Indonesian: berhala (inherited)
Further reading edit
- “berhala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.