nirmala

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nirmala from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala). By surface analysis, nir- +‎ mala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɪrˈmala]
  • Hyphenation: nir‧ma‧la

Adjective

nirmala

  1. (archaic) flawless, faultless, spotless
    Synonyms: bersih, suci

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala);[1] also can be by surface analysis, nir- +‎ mala.

Adjective

nirmala (Jawi spelling نيرمالا)

  1. (literary) flawless, faultless, spotless
    Synonyms: bersih, suci

References

  1. ^ Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 128
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “نرمال nirmala”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 672
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “nirmala”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 174

Further reading

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