kahrab

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kahrab, from Classical Persian کهربا (kahrubā, “amber”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkahrab/ [ˈkah.rap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ahrab
  • Syllabification: kah‧rab

Noun

kahrab (plural kahrab-kahrab)

  1. amber
    Synonyms: ambar, amber, katilayu

Derived terms

  • kahrab kuning

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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