ramai

French

Verb

ramai

1. first-person singular past historic of ramer

Anagrams

• armai, maria, Maria

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• rame

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ramai, from Javanese ꦫꦩꦺ (ramé, “noisy, bustling”), from Old Javanese rame, ramya (“beautiful, lovely; joyful, glad; bustling”), from Sanskrit रम्य (ramya, “pleasing”). Doublet of ramah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈramai̯/ [ˈra.mai̯]
• Rhymes: -amai̯
• Syllabification: ra‧mai

Adjective

ramai (comparative lebih ramai, superlative paling ramai)

1. crowded

   Synonyms: banyak, berjubel

2. busy

   Synonym: sibuk

3. noisy, exciting, lively, bustling

   Synonyms: hiruk, riuh

4. heavy (traffic)

   Synonyms: banyak, sesak

Derived terms

• beramai-ramai
• diramaikan
• keramaian
• meramaikan
• teramai

• ramai lancar

Further reading

• “ramai”, 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

ramai

1. first-person singular past historic of ramare

Noun

ramai m

1. plural of ramaio

Anagrams

• Maira, Maria, amari, armai, ramia, riama

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit रम्य (ramya, “pleasing”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /rämäj/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ramai̯/
• Rhymes: -ai̯, -aj

Determiner

ramai

1. (of people) many (denotes a crowd)

See also

• banyak

Adjective

ramai (Jawi spelling راماي, comparative lebih ramai, superlative paling ramai)

1. busy, noisy, crowded

   Synonym: sibuk

Usage notes

Usage notes

ramai and banyak both mean "many", but ramai is used exclusively to refer to people while banyak may be used to refer to people, animals or objects. The word ramai is almost always used in conjunction with orang ("people") as in ramai orang to draw attention to a crowd-like atmosphere associated with a gathering of many people. In contrast, banyak, when followed by orang, simply implies a big concentration of people without reference to the atmosphere therein. Note also that the word ramai, as opposed to banyak, may be preceded by orang as in orang ramai, meaning the public.

Descendants

• Indonesian: ramai

Further reading

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