lemari

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese lemari (ꦊꦩꦫꦶ), from Portuguese armário (“cupboard”), from Latin armārium. Cognate of Malay almari, lemari, Classical Malay الماري‎ (almari), لماري‎ (lemari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ləˈmari]
• Hyphenation: lê‧ma‧ri

Noun

lêmari (plural lemari-lemari, first-person possessive lemariku, second-person possessive lemarimu, third-person possessive lemarinya)

1. cupboard, wardrobe.

   Synonym: gerobok

Alternative forms

• almari

Affixed terms

• berlemari
• berlemari-lemari

 

Compounds

• lemari besi
• lemari buku
• lemari es
• lemari ganti
• lemari gantung
• lemari kartu indeks
• lemari kompak
• lemari makan
• lemari pakaian
• lemari pendingin
• lemari pendingin daging
• lemari rias
• lemari sudut
• lemari tanam

 

Further reading

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

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦊꦩꦫꦶ
• Roman: lêmari (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese armário (“cupboard”), from Latin armārium.

Noun

lemari (ngoko lemari, krama lemantun)

1. cupboard
2. wardrobe

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015), “lemari”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

From Indonesian lemari, from Portuguese armário (“cupboard”), from Latin armārium.

Pronunciation

• (Pontianak) IPA^(key): /ləmaɣi/

Noun

lemari (Jawi spelling الماري‎, plural lemari-lemari, informal 1st possessive lemariku, 2nd possessive lemarimu, 3rd possessive lemarinya)

1. (Indonesia, West Kalimantan) cupboard

Synonyms

• (chiefly Malaysia) almari