gerha
Indonesian
Etymology
- From Malay gerha (“wife, queen consort”), from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha, “house, family, wife, assistant”). Doublet of graha, garwa, greha, and griya.
- For sense of house/building, learned borrowing from Old Javanese gerha, greha, from the same Sanskrit word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡər.ha/
- Hyphenation: gêr‧ha
Noun
gerha (plural gerha-gerha, first-person possessive gerhaku, second-person possessive gerhamu, third-person possessive gerhanya)
- (archaic) wife.
- Synonym: istri
- (archaic) queen consort.
- Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu
Noun
gerha (plural gerha-gerha, first-person possessive gerhaku, second-person possessive gerhamu, third-person possessive gerhanya)
- building, office, house.
Alternative forms
- graha
- greha
- griya
Further reading
- “gerha” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.