permaisuri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay permaisuri, from Classical Malay permaisuri, from Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, “supreme lady”). Compare to Javanese ꦥꦿꦩꦺꦱ꧀ꦮꦫꦶ (praméswari, “queen”), Old Javanese pramiswari (“queen”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərmai̯ˈsuri/ [pər.mai̯ˈsu.ri]
• Rhymes: -uri
• Syllabification: per‧mai‧su‧ri

Noun

permaisuri (plural permaisuri-permaisuri)

1. queen consort

   Synonym: ratu

Derived terms

• bepermaisuri

Further reading

• “permaisuri”, 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

From Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, “supreme lady”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /pə(r)majˈsuri/ [pə(r).mai̯ˈsu.ri]

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /pərmajˈsuri/ [pər.mai̯ˈsu.ri]
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: per‧mai‧su‧ri

Noun

permaisuri (Jawi spelling ڤرمايسوري, plural permaisuri-permaisuri or permaisuri²)

1. Queen:
   1. A queen consort (wife of a king).

      Synonym: ratu

   2. (uncommon) A queen regnant (female head of state).

      Synonym: ratu

   3. (literary) A wife.

      Synonyms: isteri, bini

   4. (chess) The queen piece in chess.

      Synonyms: bendahara, menteri, ratu

Usage notes

The term ratu is usually used for queens regnant while permaisuri is usually used for queens consort.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: permaisuri (inherited)
• → Thai: ประไหมสุหรี

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text)
raja, syah راج, شاه	bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو	benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير	gajah ݢاجه	kuda کودا	bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

Further reading

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