merah
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay merah, from mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah (compare Malay merah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛrah/
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Adjective
mèrah
- red (having red as its colour)
- Saya mau beli mobil merah.
- I want to buy a red car.
Noun
mèrah (first-person possessive merahku, second-person possessive merahmu, third-person possessive merahnya)
- red (colour)
- Merah warna favorit saya.
- Red is my favourite colour.
Derived terms
- kemerahan
- kemerah-merahan
- memerah
- memerahi
- memerahkan
- pemerah
- merah anggur
- merah api
- merah bata
- merah beranang
- merah bungsu
- merah bungur
- merah cabai
- merah dadu
- merah darah
- merah delima
- merah genting
- merah hati
- merah jadam
- merah jambu
- merah jingga
- merah kesumba
- merah lak
- merah lembayung
- merah lombok
- merah manggis
- merah marak
- merah marun
- merah masak
- merah menyala
- merah merang
- merah merona
- merah muda
- merah muka
- merah murup
- merah padam
- merah saga
- merah sepang
- merah tedas
- merah telinga
- merah tua
- merah udang
- anggur merah
- bawang merah
- pelat merah
- tanggal merah
See also
putih | abu-abu | hitam |
merah; merah tua, kirmizi | jingga, oranye; cokelat | kuning; krem |
hijau limau | hijau | hijau mint; hijau tua |
sian; teal, hijau kebiruan | biru langit, nilakandi | biru |
violet, ungu lembayung; nila, ungu lembayung | magenta, merah keunguan; ungu | merah jambu, merah muda |
Etymology 2
Inflected form of perah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈrah/
Verb
mêrah
- (colloquial) actor focus of perah
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈrah/
Noun
mêrah (first-person possessive merahku, second-person possessive merahmu, third-person possessive merahnya)
- chief, a term of nobility.
- Synonym: marah
Further reading
- “merah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- mirah
Etymology
From mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah (compare Indonesian merah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /merah/
- Rhymes: -erah, -rah, -ah
Adjective
merah (Jawi spelling ميره)
- red (having red as its colour)
- Saya mahu beli kereta merah.
- I want to buy a red car.
Noun
merah (Jawi spelling ميره, plural merah-merah, informal 1st possessive merahku, 2nd possessive merahmu, 3rd possessive merahnya)
- red (colour)
- Merah warna kegemaran saya.
- Red is my favourite colour.
Synonyms
- berma / biram / برما / بيرم