hari raya

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of hari (“day”) +‎ raya (“great”), from Malay hari raya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhari ˈraja]

Noun

hari raya (plural hari-hari raya)

1. holiday, festival
2. Eid al-Fitr

   Synonyms: Idulfitri, lebaran

Hyponyms

• Hari Raya Galungan
• Hari Raya Haji
• Hari Raya Iduladha
• Hari Raya Idulfitri
• Hari Raya Imlek
• Hari Raya Nyepi
• Hari Raya Puasa
• Hari Raya Qurban
• Hari Raya Saraswati

Further reading

• “hari raya”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Compound of hari +‎ raya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hari raja/
• (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): [häri räjə]

Noun

hari raya (Jawi spelling هاري راي, plural hari-hari raya or hari² raya)

1. (in general) holiday, festival

   Synonym: perayaan

2. (especially) Eid (either of the two most important Islamic festivals)

   Hari Raya Aidilfitri ― Eid al-Fitr

   Hari Raya Aidiladha ― Eid al-Adha

Derived terms

• Hari Raya Aidiladha
• Hari Raya Aidilfitri
• Hari Raya Korban
• Hari Raya Puasa

Descendants

• → English: Hari Raya
• Indonesian: hari raya
• → Tagalog: halilaya

Further reading

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