merah

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay merah, from mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrah/ [ˈmɛ.rah]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrah
• Syllabification: me‧rah

Adjective

mèrah (comparative lebih merah, superlative paling merah)

1. red (having red as its color)

   Saya ingin membeli sebuah mobil merah.

   I want to buy a red car.

Noun

mèrah (plural merah-merah)

1. red (color)

   Merah adalah warna kesukaanku.

   Red is my favourite color.

Derived terms

• anggur merah
• bawang merah
• ikan merah
• kemerah-merahan
• kemerahan
• memerah
• memerahi
• memerahkan
• 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 putih
• merah saga
• merah sepang
• merah tedas
• merah telinga
• merah tua
• merah udang
• pelat merah
• pemerah
• tanggal merah

See also

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

Inflected form of perah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈrah/ [məˈrah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: me‧rah

Verb

mêrah

1. (colloquial) actor focus of perah

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈrah/

Noun

mêrah (plural merah-merah)

1. chief, a term of nobility

   Synonym: marah

Further reading

• “merah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• mirah

Etymology

From mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me.rah]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -rah, -ah
• Hyphenation: me‧rah

Adjective

merah (Jawi spelling ميره)

1. red (having red as its colour)

   Saya mahu beli kereta merah.

   I want to buy a red car.

Usage notes

Word merah can be used the same way brown can be applied to the dark colour of unprocessed natural produce - the 'brown' of raw palm sugar or jaggery can be translated as gula merah, Thai tea is translated as teh merah, and so on.

Noun

merah (Jawi spelling ميره, plural merah-merah)

1. red (colour)

   Merah warna kegemaran saya.

   Red is my favourite colour.

   Synonyms: berma, biram, abang

See also

Colors in Malay · warna-warna (layout · text)

putih	kelabu	hitam
merah; merah tua	jingga, oren; perang	kuning; kuning air
hijau pucuk pisang	hijau	hijau pudina; hijau gelap
firus; sian; hijau kebiruan	biru langit	biru
lembayung; nila	magenta; ungu	merah jambu, merah muda

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ميره merah”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 138
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ميره merah”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 666
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “merah”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 132

Further reading

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