serah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay serah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.rah/, [ˈse.rah]

Verb

serah (used in the form menyerah)

1. (intransitive) to give up

Derived terms

• menyerah (“to give up”)
  • (imperative) menyerahlah (“give up!”)
• menyerahkan (“to give away, to hand over”)
  • (imperative) serahkan, serahkanlah (“give it away!”)
• penyerahan (“giving away, giving up, submission, an act of giving something away”)
• serahan (“something that was given away”)

Further reading

• “serah” 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.