parah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay parah, from Persian پاره (pâre, “torn”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈparah/
- Hyphenation: pa‧rah
- Rhymes: -rah, -ah, -h
Adjective
parah
- severe
- Synonyms: berat, payah, sukar
Derived terms
- memperparah
- terparah
References
- Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation, page 117-144
Further reading
- “parah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.