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

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛrah/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

mèrah

  1. red (having red as its colour)
    Saya ingin membeli sebuah mobil merah.
    I want to buy a red car.

Noun edit

mèrah (first-person possessive merahku, second-person possessive merahmu, third-person possessive merahnya)

  1. red (colour)
    Merah adalah warna kesukaanku.
    Red is my favourite colour.

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)
     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

  1. (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)

  1. chief, a term of nobility.
    Synonym: marah

Further reading edit

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)

  1. red (having red as its colour)
    Saya mahu beli kereta merah.
    I want to buy a red car.

Noun edit

merah (Jawi spelling ميره, plural merah-merah, informal 1st possessive merahku, 2nd possessive merahmu, 3rd possessive merahnya)

  1. red (colour)
    Merah warna kegemaran saya.
    Red is my favourite colour.

Synonyms edit