empayar

Malay

Etymology

From English empire.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /emˈpaja(r)/ [emˈpa.ja(r)]

• (Northern Peninsular Malay, Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /emˈpajar/ [emˈpa.jar]
• Hyphenation: em‧pa‧yar

Noun

émpayar (Jawi spelling ايمڤاير, plural empayar-empayar, informal 1st possessive empayarku, 2nd possessive empayarmu, 3rd possessive empayarnya)

1. empire

Synonyms

• kekaisaran (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay)

Derived terms

• Empayar Rom

Further reading

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