kerah

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay kerah, from Classical Malay کره (kĕrah), from Arabic إِكْرَاه (ʔikrāh, “coercion, compulsion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrah]
• Hyphenation: kê‧rah

Noun

kêrah (first-person possessive kerahku, second-person possessive kerahmu, third-person possessive kerahnya)

1. corvee

   Synonym: rodi

Derived terms

• kerah-kerahan
• kerahan
• mengerahkan
• pengerah
• pengerahan

 

Etymology 2

From Malay kerah, from Dutch kraag, from Middle Dutch crage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrah]
• Hyphenation: kê‧rah

Noun

kêrah (first-person possessive kerahku, second-person possessive kerahmu, third-person possessive kerahnya)

1. collar, fabric garment part fitting around throat.

   Synonyms: leher baju, nia

Derived terms

• berkerah

 

• kerah putih

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology 1

From Arabic إِكْرَاه (ʔikrāh, “coercion, compulsion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrah]
• Hyphenation: ke‧rah

Noun

kerah (Jawi spelling کره, plural kerah-kerah, informal 1st possessive kerahku, 2nd possessive kerahmu, 3rd possessive kerahnya)

1. corvee

Descendants

• Indonesian: kêrah

Verb

kerah (Jawi spelling کره)

1. to draft, to conscript: to demand military service as mandated by a government

Derived terms

• kerahan
• mengerahkan
• pengerah
• pengerahan

 

Etymology 2

From Dutch kraag, from Middle Dutch crage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrah]

Noun

kerah (plural kerah-kerah, informal 1st possessive kerahku, 2nd possessive kerahmu, 3rd possessive kerahnya)

1. (Indonesia) collar, fabric garment part fitting around throat.

   Synonyms: kolar, leher baju, nia

Descendants

• Indonesian: kêrah

Further reading

• “kerah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.