istri

Balinese

Romanization

istri

1. Romanization of ᬳᬶᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭᬷ.
2. Romanization of ᬇᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭᬷ.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay istri, isteri, from Classical Malay istri, isteri, from Sanskrit स्त्री (strī́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /istri/

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Noun

istri (plural istri-istri, first-person possessive istriku, second-person possessive istrimu, third-person possessive istrinya)

1. wife

Alternative forms

• isteri
• isteri (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• beristri
• beristrikan
• memperistri
• memperistrikan

 

• istri gelap

 

Further reading

• “istri” 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.

Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्त्री (strī).

Noun

istri

1. woman