gerha

Indonesian

Etymology

• From Malay gerha (“wife, queen consort”), from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha, “house, family, wife, assistant”). Doublet of graha, garwa, greha, and griya.
• For sense of house/building, learned borrowing from Old Javanese gerha, greha, from the same Sanskrit word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡər.ha/
• Hyphenation: gêr‧ha

Noun

gerha (plural gerha-gerha, first-person possessive gerhaku, second-person possessive gerhamu, third-person possessive gerhanya)

1. (archaic) wife.

   Synonym: istri

2. (archaic) queen consort.

   Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu

Noun

gerha (plural gerha-gerha, first-person possessive gerhaku, second-person possessive gerhamu, third-person possessive gerhanya)

1. building, office, house.

Alternative forms

• graha
• greha
• griya

 

Further reading

• “gerha” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.