almari

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay almari, from Portuguese armário, from Latin [Term?]. Doublet of lemari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈma.ri/, [alˈma.ri]
  • Rhymes: -ri
  • Hyphenation: al‧ma‧ri

Noun

almari (plural almari-almari)

  1. cupboard, wardrobe
    Synonyms: gerobok, lemari

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese armário.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)

Noun

almari (Jawi spelling الماري, plural almari-almari or almari2)

  1. (chiefly Malaysia) cupboard

Synonyms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: almari (inherited)

Further reading

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

    Inherited from Assamese আলমাৰী (almari).

    Noun

    almari (plural almaribilak)

    1. cupboard

    Swahili

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Indo-Portuguese almar, from Portuguese armário.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

    • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ɑlˈmɑ.ɾi/
    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

    almari class IX (plural almari class X)

    1. chest of drawers

    References

    1. ^ Johnson, Frederick (1939), A Standard Swahili-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10
    2. ^ Baldi, Sergio (16 October 2023), Dictionary of Portuguese Loanwords in the Languages of Sub-Saharan Africa (Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture; 40), Leiden: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 107 Nr. 96