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kerah

Indonesian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay kerah, from Classical Malay کره (kĕrah), from Arabic إِكْرَاه (ʔikrāh, “coercion, compulsion”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kəˈrah]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧rah

Noun edit

kêrah (first-person possessive kerahku, second-person possessive kerahmu, third-person possessive kerahnya)

  1. corvee
    Synonym: rodi
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Malay kerah, from Dutch kraag, from Middle Dutch crage.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kəˈrah]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧rah

Noun edit

kêrah (first-person possessive kerahku, second-person possessive kerahmu, third-person possessive kerahnya)

  1. collar, fabric garment part fitting around throat.
    Synonyms: leher baju, nia
    Synonym: kolar (Standard Malay)
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Malay edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic إِكْرَاه (ʔikrāh, “coercion, compulsion”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kəˈrah]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧rah

Noun edit

kerah (Jawi spelling کره, plural kerah-kerah, informal 1st possessive kerahku, 2nd possessive kerahmu, 3rd possessive kerahnya)

  1. corvee
Descendants edit
  • Indonesian: kêrah

Verb edit

kerah (Jawi spelling کره)

  1. to draft, to conscript: to demand military service as mandated by a government
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch kraag,[1] from Middle Dutch crage.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kerah (plural kerah-kerah, informal 1st possessive kerahku, 2nd possessive kerahmu, 3rd possessive kerahnya)

  1. (Indonesia) collar, fabric garment part fitting around throat.
    Synonyms: kolar, leher baju, nia
Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 178

Further reading edit

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