griya

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦒꦿꦶꦪ (griya, “house, home”), from Old Javanese griya, gṛha (“house, home, habitation, abode”), from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha, “house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrija]
• Hyphenation: gri‧ya

Noun

griya (plural)

1. house.

   Synonym: rumah

2. housing.

   Synonym: perumahan

Compounds

• griya kinarya
• griya produksi (“production house”)
• griya rehabilitasi
• griya tawang (“penthouse”)

 

Related terms

• gerha
• graha
• greha

 

Further reading

• “griya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

griya

1. Romanization of ꦒꦿꦶꦪ