ramah

See also: Ramah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ramah, from Pali ramma (enjoyable), from Sanskrit रम्य (ramya, pleasing).[1] Doublet of ramai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈramah/
  • Rhymes: -mah, -ah, -h
  • Hyphenation: ra‧mah

Adjective

ramah

  1. cordial, warm and sincere, hearty, affectionate.
  2. friendly, amicable, amiable.

Derived terms

  • beramah-ramah
  • beramah-ramahan
  • keramahan
  • meramahi
  • peramah
  • teramah

References

  1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

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