mutiara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mutiara, from Sanskrit मुत्यहार (mutyahāra) as मुत्य (mutya, pearl) + हार (hāra, garland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [muˈt̪ia̯ra]
  • Hyphenation: mu‧tia‧ra

Noun

mutiara (first-person possessive mutiaraku, second-person possessive mutiaramu, third-person possessive mutiaranya)

  1. pearl

Derived terms

  • indung mutiara (mother-of-pearl)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुत्यहार (mutyahāra) as मुत्य (mutya, pearl) + हार (hāra, garland).

Noun

mutiara (Jawi spelling موتيارا, plural mutiara-mutiara, informal 1st possessive mutiaraku, 2nd possessive mutiaramu, 3rd possessive mutiaranya)

  1. pearl

References

  • Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994). Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini. Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. Page 121.

Further reading

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