gerha
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Javanese gṛha (“house, home, habitation, abode”), from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha, “house, family, wife, assistant”). Doublet of graha, garwa, greha, and griya.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡərˈha/ [ɡərˈha]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ger‧ha
Noun
gerha (plural gerha-gerha)
- (archaic) wife
- Synonym: istri
- (archaic) queen consort
- Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu
Descendants
- → Malay: gerha
Noun
gerha (plural gerha-gerha)
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “gerha”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016