kerah

From Malay kerah, from Classical Malay کره (kĕrah), from Arabic إِكْرَاه (ʔikrāh, “coercion, compulsion”).

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrah]
• Hyphenation: kê‧rah

kêrah (plural kerah-kerah)

1. corvee

   Synonym: rodi

From Malay kerah, from Dutch kraag, from Middle Dutch crage.

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrah]
• Hyphenation: kê‧rah

kêrah (plural kerah-kerah)

1. collar, fabric garment part fitting around throat

   Synonyms: leher baju, nia

   Synonym: kolar (Standard Malay)

• “kerah” 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.

From Arabic إِكْرَاه (ʔikrāh, “coercion, compulsion”).

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrah]
• Hyphenation: ke‧rah

kerah (Jawi spelling کره, plural kerah-kerah)

1. corvee

• Indonesian: kêrah

kerah (Jawi spelling کره)

1. to draft, to conscript: to demand military service as mandated by a government

From Dutch kraag,^[1] from Middle Dutch crage.

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrah]

kerah (plural kerah-kerah)

1. (Indonesia) collar, fabric garment part fitting around throat.

   Synonyms: kolar, leher baju, nia

• Indonesian: kêrah

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