cerai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cerai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəˈrai̯]
• Hyphenation: cê‧rai

Verb

cerai

1. to separate.

   Synonym: pisah

2. to divorce.

   Synonym: talak

Adjective

cerai

1. divorced.

Compounds

• cerai hidup
• cerai mati

 

Further reading

• “cerai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Verb

cerai

1. first-person singular past historic of cerare

Anagrams

• -icare, aceri, carie, creai, erica, irace, recai

Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ceray (“part, separate, divide”). Cognate with Maranao seray.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃərai/

Verb

cerai (Jawi spelling چراي)

1. to divorce.

Adjective

cerai (Jawi spelling چراي)

1. divorced.

Derived terms

• penceraian (“divorce”) (noun)

Further reading

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