kerani

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kerani (“clerk”), from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa, “scribe”). Doublet of karena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrani]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ra‧ni

Noun

kerani (first-person possessive keraniku, second-person possessive keranimu, third-person possessive keraninya)

1. clerk.

   Synonyms: carik, juru tulis, klerek

Derived terms

• kerani panen

 

Further reading

• “kerani” 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 Sanskrit करण (karaṇa, “scribe”). Doublet of kerana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kərani]
• Hyphenation: ké‧ra‧ni

Noun

kerani (plural kerani-kerani, informal 1st possessive keraniku, 2nd possessive keranimu, 3rd possessive keraninya)

1. clerk.

Descendants

• Indonesian: kerani