sĕrĕh

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

• suruh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.rəh/
• Rhymes: -rəh
• Hyphenation: sĕ‧rĕh

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq. Doublet of suruh.

Root

sĕrĕh

1. call, order

Derived terms

• masĕrĕhan
• sĕrĕhan

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

sĕrĕh

1. sirih, betel-vine, betel
2. betel-leaf for chewing

Derived terms

• asĕrĕh
• pasĕrĕhan

 

• gĕgĕt sĕrĕh
• sĕrĕh arja
• sĕrĕh waṅi

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦼꦉꦃ (sereh) (inherited)

Further reading

• "sĕrĕh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.