melarat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic مَضَرَّة (maḍarra, “harm, disadvantage”) of ضَرَّ (ḍarra, “to harm”). Doublet of mudarat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈlarat/ [məˈla.rat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -arat
  • Syllabification: me‧la‧rat

Adjective

melarat (comparative lebih melarat, superlative paling melarat)

  1. poor
    Synonym: miskin

Further reading

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