# merah
## Indonesian
### Etymology 1

From Malay merah, from mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈmɛrah/ [ˈmɛ.rah]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛrah
* Syllabification: me‧rah

#### Adjective

mèrah
* red (having red as its colour)
    Saya ingin membeli sebuah mobil merah.
    I want to buy a red car.

#### Noun

mèrah (plural merah-merah)
* red (colour)
    Merah adalah warna kesukaanku.
    Red is my favourite colour.

#### Derived terms

* anggur merah
* bawang merah
* ikan merah
* kemerah-merahan
* kemerahan
* memerah
* memerahi
* memerahkan
* merah anggur
* merah api
* merah bata
* merah beranang
* merah bungsu
* merah bungur
* merah cabai
* merah dadu
* merah darah
* merah delima
* merah genting
* merah hati
* merah jadam
* merah jambu
* merah jingga
* merah kesumba
* merah lak
* merah lembayung
* merah lombok
* merah manggis
* merah marak
* merah marun
* merah masak
* merah menyala
* merah merang
* merah merona
* merah muda
* merah muka
* merah murup
* merah padam
* merah saga
* merah sepang
* merah tedas
* merah telinga
* merah tua
* merah udang
* pelat merah
* pemerah
* tanggal merah

#### See also

Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text) :
| putih | abu-abu, kelabu | hitam |
| merah; kirmizi | jingga; cokelat, pirang tua | kuning; krem |
| hijau pupus, hijau limau | hijau | hijau pudina; hijau tua |
| nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut | biru langit, nilakandi | biru |
| lembayung; nila | patma; ungu | merah jambu, merah muda |

### Etymology 2

Inflected form of perah.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /məˈrah/ [məˈrah]
* Rhymes: -ah
* Syllabification: me‧rah

#### Verb

mêrah
* (colloquial) actor focus of perah

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məˈrah/

#### Noun

mêrah (plural merah-merah)
* chief, a term of nobility
    Synonym: marah

### Further reading

* “merah” 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.

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* mirah

### Etymology

From mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [me.rah]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -rah, -ah
* Hyphenation: me‧rah

### Adjective

merah (Jawi spelling ميره)
* red (having red as its colour)
    Saya mahu beli kereta merah.
    I want to buy a red car.

#### Usage notes

Word merah can be used the same way brown can be applied to the dark colour of unprocessed natural produce - the 'brown' of raw palm sugar or jaggery can be translated as gula merah, Thai tea is translated as teh merah, and so on.

### Noun

merah (Jawi spelling ميره, plural merah-merah, informal 1st possessive merahku, 2nd possessive merahmu, 3rd possessive merahnya)
* red (colour)
    Merah warna kegemaran saya.
    Red is my favourite colour.
    Synonyms: berma, biram, abang

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ميره merah”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 138
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ميره merah”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 666
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “merah”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 132

### Further reading

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