permaisuri
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay permaisuri, from Classical Malay permaisuri, from Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, “supreme lady”). Compare to Javanese ꦥꦿꦩꦺꦱ꧀ꦮꦫꦶ (praméswari, “queen”), Old Javanese pramiswari (“queen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pərmai̯ˈsuri]
- Hyphenation: pêr‧mai‧su‧ri
Noun
permaisuri (first-person possessive permaisuriku, second-person possessive permaisurimu, third-person possessive permaisurinya)
- queen consort.
- Synonym: ratu
Derived terms
- bepermaisuri
Further reading
- “permaisuri” 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
From Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, “supreme lady”).
Noun
permaisuri (Jawi spelling ڤرمايسوري, plural permaisuri-permaisuri, informal 1st possessive permaisuriku, 2nd possessive permaisurimu, 3rd possessive permaisurinya)
- queen
Synonyms
- ratu
Descendants
- → Indonesian: permaisuri
- → Thai: ประไหมสุหรี
Further reading
- “permaisuri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.