meterai
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay materai, meterai, menterai, from Classical Malay متراي (materai), متراي (menterai), متراي (meterai), from Tamil முத்திரை (muttirai, “mark, seal, stamp”), from Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal, stamp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mət̪əˈrai]
- Hyphenation: mê‧tê‧rai
Noun
meterai (first-person possessive meteraiku, second-person possessive meteraimu, third-person possessive meterainya)
- stamp
- Synonyms: cap, segel, tera
Alternative forms
- (nonstandard) materai
Affixed terms
- bermeterai
- memeteraikan
- termeterai
Compounds
- meterai efek
- meterai tempel
- meterai upah
Further reading
- “meterai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.