neraka
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay neraka, from Sanskrit नरक (naraka).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnêraka (first-person possessive nerakaku, second-person possessive nerakamu, third-person possessive nerakanya)
- hell:
- In various religions, a place of torment where some or all evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- The place where sinners suffer after death.
- (figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life.
- synonym of celaka, sial
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “neraka” 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
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Sanskrit नरक (naraka).
Pronunciation
edit- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /nərakə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /nəraka/
- Rhymes: -akə, -kə, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
editneraka (Jawi spelling نراک, informal 1st possessive nerakaku, 2nd possessive nerakamu, 3rd possessive nerakanya)
Further reading
edit- “neraka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ka
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ka/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/a
- Rhymes:Indonesian/a/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian uncountable nouns
- id:Death
- Malay terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Malay learned borrowings from Sanskrit
- Malay terms derived from Sanskrit
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/akə
- Rhymes:Malay/kə
- Rhymes:Malay/ə
- Rhymes:Malay/a
- Rhymes:Malay/a/3 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay uncountable nouns
- ms:Afterlife