negeri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay negeri, from Classical Malay negeri (“settlement”), from Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī, “city”). Doublet of nagari and negara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəɡəri/
• Hyphenation: nê‧gê‧ri

Noun

nêgêri (plural, first-person possessive negeriku, second-person possessive negerimu, third-person possessive negerinya)

1. country, land
2. state (polity)
3. hometown
4. (West Sumatra) district

   Synonyms: distrik, nagari

Related terms

• nagari
• negara

 

Further reading

• “negeri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī, “city”).

Noun

nĕgĕri (plural negeri-negeri, informal 1st possessive negeriku, impolite 2nd possessive negerimu, 3rd possessive negerinya)

1. state,
   1. country, any sovereign polity; a national or city-state government.

      luar negeri ― overseas (lit. "outside the state")

   2. a political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States or Germany.

      negeri Selangor ― the state of Selangor (one of 13 constituent states of Malaysia)

Synonyms

• negara (“country”)