meraje

Central Malay

Alternative forms

• merajo (Talo Serawai)
• merajau (Manna Serawai)

Pronunciation

• (Besemah) IPA^(key): /məraˈd͡ʒa/, [məraˈd͡ʒɨ]

Noun

meraje

1. (Besemah) maternal uncle or great-uncle
2. (Besemah) patriline (a line of descent from a male ancestor)

   Antonym: anak belai

References

• Sukarti, Dewi (2007) Respons perempuan Muslim Besemah terhadap hukum waris adat di Kabupaten Lahat dan Kota Pagaralam, Sumatera Selatan [Besemah Muslim women's responses to the traditional inheritance law in Lahat Regency and Pagaralam Municipality, South Sumatra] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: UIN Syarif Hidayatullah

Further reading

• Sutiono Mahdi (2014) “meraje”, in Kamus bahasa Besemah–Indonesia–Inggris [Besemah–Indonesian–English dictionary] (in Central Malay), Jatinangor: Unpad Press, page 292