graha
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡra.ha/
- Hyphenation: gra‧ha
Etymology 1
From Javanese graha (ꦒꦿꦲ), from Old Javanese gerha, greha, from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha, “house”). Doublet of gerha, greha, and griya.
Noun
graha (plural graha-graha, first-person possessive grahaku, second-person possessive grahamu, third-person possessive grahanya)
- building, office, house.
Alternative forms
- gerha (KBBI standard)
- greha
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit ग्रह (graha, “crocodile”, literally “seizing, holding, catching, receiving”).
Noun
graha (plural graha-graha, first-person possessive grahaku, second-person possessive grahamu, third-person possessive grahanya)
- crocodile
- Synonym: buaya
Verb
graha
- to catch
Further reading
- “graha” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
graha (Cyrillic spelling граха)
- genitive singular of grah