merah
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay merah, from mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah (compare Malay merah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mèrah
Noun edit
mèrah (first-person possessive merahku, second-person possessive merahmu, third-person possessive merahnya)
- red (colour)
- Merah adalah warna kesukaanku.
- Red is my favourite colour.
Derived terms edit
- merah anggur
- merah api
- merah bata
- merah beranang
- merah bungsu
- merah bungur
- merah cabai
- merah dadu
- merah darah
- merah delima
- merah genting
- merah hati
- merah jadam
- merah jambu
- merah jingga
- merah kesumba
- merah lak
- merah lembayung
- merah lombok
- merah manggis
- merah marak
- merah marun
- merah masak
- merah menyala
- merah merang
- merah merona
- merah muda
- merah muka
- merah murup
- merah padam
- merah saga
- merah sepang
- merah tedas
- merah telinga
- merah tua
- merah udang
See also edit
putih | abu-abu, kelabu | hitam |
merah; kirmizi | jingga; cokelat, pirang tua | kuning; krem |
hijau pupus, hijau limau | hijau | hijau pudina; hijau tua |
nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut | biru langit, nilakandi | biru |
lembayung; nila | patma; ungu | merah jambu, merah muda |
Etymology 2 edit
Inflected form of perah.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mêrah
- (colloquial) actor focus of perah
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mêrah (first-person possessive merahku, second-person possessive merahmu, third-person possessive merahnya)
Further reading edit
- “merah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah (compare Indonesian merah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
merah (Jawi spelling ميره)
Noun edit
merah (Jawi spelling ميره, plural merah-merah, informal 1st possessive merahku, 2nd possessive merahmu, 3rd possessive merahnya)