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

  1. red (having red as its colour)
    Saya ingin membeli sebuah mobil merah.
    I want to buy a red car.

Noun

mèrah (first-person possessive merahku, second-person possessive merahmu, third-person possessive merahnya)

  1. red (colour)
    Merah adalah warna kesukaanku.
    Red is my favourite colour.

Derived terms
  • kemerah-merahan
  • kemerahan
  • 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

See also
Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)
     putih      abu-abu, kelabu      hitam
             merah; kirmizi              jingga; cokelat, pirang tua              kuning; krem
             hijau pupus, hijau limau              hijau              hijau pudina; hijau tua
             nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut              biru langit, nilakandi              biru
             lembayung; nila              patma; ungu              merah jambu, merah muda

Etymology 2

Inflected form of perah.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məˈrah/

Verb

mêrah

  1. (colloquial) actor focus of perah

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məˈrah/

Noun

mêrah (first-person possessive merahku, second-person possessive merahmu, third-person possessive merahnya)

  1. chief, a term of nobility.
    Synonym: marah

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

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)

  1. 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)

  1. red (colour)
    Merah warna kegemaran saya.
    Red is my favourite colour.

Synonyms
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