kariah

Malay

Alternative forms

• qariah

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarjah/ [ˈka.rjah]

Noun

kariah (Jawi spelling قريه, plural kariah-kariah, informal 1st possessive kariahku, 2nd possessive kariahmu, 3rd possessive kariahnya)

1. (Islam) an area inhabited by residents who share a mosque or a surau

Related terms

• ahli kariah

Further reading

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