meterai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay materai, meterai, menterai, from Classical Malay متراي (materai), متراي (menterai), متراي (meterai), from Tamil முத்திரை (muttirai, “mark, seal, stamp”), from Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal, stamp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mət̪əˈrai]
• Hyphenation: mê‧tê‧rai

Noun

meterai (first-person possessive meteraiku, second-person possessive meteraimu, third-person possessive meterainya)

1. stamp

   Synonyms: cap, segel, tera

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) materai

Affixed terms

• bermeterai
• memeteraikan
• termeterai

 

Compounds

• meterai efek
• meterai tempel
• meterai upah

 

Further reading

• “meterai” 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.