negeri
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay negeri, from Classical Malay negeri (“settlement”), from Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī, “city”). Doublet of nagari and negara.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
nêgêri (plural, first-person possessive negeriku, second-person possessive negerimu, third-person possessive negerinya)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “negeri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī, “city”).
NounEdit
nĕgĕri (plural negeri-negeri, informal 1st possessive negeriku, impolite 2nd possessive negerimu, 3rd possessive negerinya)
- state,
- country, any sovereign polity; a national or city-state government.
- luar negeri ― overseas (lit. "outside the state")
- 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)
- country, any sovereign polity; a national or city-state government.
SynonymsEdit
- negara (“country”)