mereka

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məreka/
• Hyphenation: mê‧re‧ka
• Rhymes: -ka, -a

Etymology 1

From Malay mereka, from Classical Malay mareka, from Old Javanese marika.

Pronoun

mereka (third-person plural pronoun)

1. they; them

   Toto bertemu dengan Amir di jalan, lalu mereka pergi bersama-sama ke sekolah. ― Toto met with Amir at the street, then they went to school together.

2. their

   Rumah mereka besar. ― Their house is big.

Etymology 2

From Malay mereka. Equivalent to meng- +‎ reka.

Verb

mereka

1. creating

Further reading

• “mereka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /mərekə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /məreka/
• Rhymes: -ekə, -kə, -ə

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Etymology 1

From Old Javanese marika.

Pronoun

mereka (Jawi spelling مريک‎)

1. they

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Pacific Linguistics

Etymology 2

me- +‎ reka

Verb

mereka

1. creating