cerai
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay cerai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃəˈrai̯]
- Hyphenation: cê‧rai
Verb
cerai
- to separate.
- Synonym: pisah
- to divorce.
- Synonym: talak
Adjective
cerai
- divorced.
Compounds
- cerai hidup
- cerai mati
Further reading
- “cerai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Verb
cerai
- first-person singular past historic of cerare
Anagrams
- -icare, aceri, carie, creai, erica, irace, recai
Malay
Etymology
From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ceray (“part, separate, divide”). Cognate with Maranao seray.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃərai/
Verb
cerai (Jawi spelling چراي)
- to divorce.
Adjective
cerai (Jawi spelling چراي)
- divorced.
Derived terms
- penceraian (“divorce”) (noun)
Further reading
- “cerai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary