cerai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cerai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəˈrai̯]
• Hyphenation: cê‧rai

Verb

cêrai

1. to separate

   Synonym: pisah

2. to divorce

   Synonym: talak

Adjective

cerai (comparative lebih cerai, superlative paling cerai)

1. divorced

Derived terms

Derived words

• bercerai
• bercerai-cerai
• berceraian
• cerai-ceraian
• memperceraikan
• mencerai
• menceraikan
• penceraian
• perceraian
• tercerai

Compounds

• cerai hidup
• cerai mati

Further reading

• “cerai”, 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

Italian

Verb

cerai

1. first-person singular past historic of cerare

Anagrams

• -icare, aceri, carie, creai, erica, irace, recai

Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ceray (“part, separate, divide”). Compare with Maranao seray.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃərai/

Verb

cerai (Jawi spelling چراي)

1. to divorce.

   Synonym: talak

Adjective

cerai (Jawi spelling چراي, comparative lebih cerai, superlative paling cerai)

1. divorced.

Derived terms

• bercerai (“to divorce with someone”)
• cerai gantung (“partial divorce”)
• diceraikan
• menceraikan (“to make divorce with someone”)
• pencerai (“divorcee”)
• perceraian (“divorce”)
• tercerai (“divorced”)

Further reading

• "cerai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary