merasa
Brooke's Point Palawano
Etymology
Adjective
merasa
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed rasa (“feeling”) + meng-, from Malay merasa, from Classical Malay merasa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈra.sa/
- Hyphenation: mê‧ra‧sa
Verb
merasa (imperative rasakan, active merasa, ordinary passive dirasa, adversative passive terasa)
- to feel
- Dia merasa berani hari ini.
- He feels brave today.
- Nelayan merasa di laut seperti di rumah sendiri.
- When at sea, fishermen feel as if in their own home.
Further reading
- “merasa” 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.