merah

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay merah, from mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrah/ [ˈmɛ.rah]

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• Rhymes: -ɛrah
• Syllabification: me‧rah

Adjective

mèrah

1. red (having red as its colour)

   Saya ingin membeli sebuah mobil merah.

   I want to buy a red car.

Noun

mèrah (uncountable)

1. red (colour)

   Merah adalah warna kesukaanku.

   Red is my favourite colour.

Derived terms

• anggur merah
• bawang merah
• ikan merah
• kemerah-merahan
• kemerahan
• memerah
• memerahi
• memerahkan
• 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
• pelat merah
• pemerah
• tanggal merah

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈrah/ [məˈrah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: me‧rah

Verb

mêrah

1. (colloquial) actor focus of perah

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈrah/

Noun

mêrah (plural merah-merah)

1. chief, a term of nobility.

   Synonym: marah

Further reading

• “merah” 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.

Malay

Alternative forms

• mirah

Etymology

From mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, 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.

Usage notes

Word merah can be used the same way brown can be applied to the dark colour of unprocessed natural produce - the 'brown' of raw palm sugar or jaggery can be translated as gula merah.

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: berma, biram, abang

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ميره merah”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 138
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ميره merah”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 666
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “merah”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 132

Further reading

• “merah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.