kerah
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay kerah, from Classical Malay کره (kĕrah), from Arabic إِكْرَاه (ʾikrāh, “coercion, compulsion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈrah]
- Hyphenation: kê‧rah
Noun
kêrah (first-person possessive kerahku, second-person possessive kerahmu, third-person possessive kerahnya)
- corvee
- Synonym: rodi
Derived terms
- kerahan
- kerah-kerahan
- mengerahkan
- pengerah
- pengerahan
Etymology 2
From Malay kerah, from Dutch kraag, from Middle Dutch crage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈrah]
- Hyphenation: kê‧rah
Noun
kêrah (first-person possessive kerahku, second-person possessive kerahmu, third-person possessive kerahnya)
- collar, fabric garment part fitting around throat.
- Synonyms: leher baju, nia
Derived terms
- berkerah
- kerah putih
Further reading
- “kerah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology 1
From Arabic إِكْرَاه (ʾikrāh, “coercion, compulsion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈrah]
- Hyphenation: ke‧rah
Noun
kerah (Jawi spelling کره, plural kerah-kerah, informal 1st possessive kerahku, 2nd possessive kerahmu, 3rd possessive kerahnya)
- corvee
Descendants
- Indonesian: kêrah
Verb
kerah (Jawi spelling کره)
- to draft, to conscript: to demand military service as mandated by a government
Derived terms
- kerahan
- mengerahkan
- pengerah
- pengerahan
Etymology 2
From Dutch kraag,[1] from Middle Dutch crage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈrah]
Noun
kerah (plural kerah-kerah, informal 1st possessive kerahku, 2nd possessive kerahmu, 3rd possessive kerahnya)
- (Indonesia) collar, fabric garment part fitting around throat.
- Synonyms: kolar, leher baju, nia
Descendants
- Indonesian: kêrah
References
- Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 178
Further reading
- “kerah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.