merah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay merah, from mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah (compare Malay merah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.

Adjective

merah

  1. red (having red as its colour)
    Saya mahu beli mobil merah.
    I want to buy a red car.

Noun

merah (plural merah-merah, first-person possessive merahku, second-person possessive merahmu, third-person possessive merahnya)

  1. red (colour)
    Merah warna favorit saya.
    Red is my favourite colour.

See also
Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)
     putih      abu-abu      hitam
             merah ; merah tua              jingga, oranye ; coklat              kuning ; krem
             hijau limau              hijau              hijau mint ; hijau tua
             sian ; tiil, teal, biru teal              biru langit, nilakandi              biru
             violet ; nila, biru nila              magenta ; ungu              merah jambu, merah muda

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah (compare Indonesian merah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /merah/
  • Rhymes: -erah, -rah, -ah

Adjective

merah (Jawi spelling ميره‎)

  1. red (having red as its colour)
    Saya mahu beli kereta merah.
    I want to buy a red car.

Noun

merah (Jawi spelling ميره‎, plural merah-merah, informal first-person possessive merahku, informal second-person possessive merahmu, third-person possessive merahnya)

  1. red (colour)
    Merah warna kegemaran saya.
    Red is my favourite colour.

Synonyms
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