tarikh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tarikh, from Arabic تَارِيخ (tārīḵ, “date, time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtarɪx]
• Hyphenation: ta‧rikh

Noun

tarikh (plural tarikh-tarikh, first-person possessive tarikhku, second-person possessive tarikhmu, third-person possessive tarikhnya)

1. (rare) date, that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc.

   Synonyms: datum, hari bulan, penanggalan, tanggal

2. (rare) year, a period between set dates that mark a year.

   Synonym: tahun

3. (rare) calendar, any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.

   Synonyms: kalender, penanggalan

4. (literature) chronicles, annals

   Synonyms: sejarah, tambo, riwayat

Alternative forms

• tawarikh

Derived terms

• menarikhkan
• penarikhan

 

Further reading

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