darah

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Eastern Cham

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Pronunciation

Noun

darah

  1. blood

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *darah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.

Pronunciation

Noun

darah

  1. blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)

Verb

darah (used in the form bedarah)

  1. (intransitive) to bleed (lose blood)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay darah, from Classical Malay داره (darah), from Old Malay (darah), from Proto-Malayic *darah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.

Pronunciation

Noun

darah (plural darah-darah, first-person possessive darahku, second-person possessive darahmu, third-person possessive darahnya)

  1. blood:
    1. (literal, biology) A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
    2. (figurative) A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption (see blood relative, blood relation, by blood).
      Synonym: keturunan
  2. (figurative) ancestry
    Synonym: keturunan
  3. (figurative) descendant
    Synonym: keturunan
  4. (figurative) talent
    Synonyms: bakat, pembawaan

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Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *darah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.

Pronunciation

Noun

darah (Jawi spelling داره, plural darah-darah, informal 1st possessive darahku, 2nd possessive darahmu, 3rd possessive darahnya)

  1. blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)
    1. (figurative) A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption (see blood relative, blood relation, by blood).
      Synonym: keturunan
  2. (figurative) ancestry
    Synonym: keturunan
  3. (figurative) descendant
    Synonym: keturunan

Verb

darah (used in the form berdarah)

  1. (intransitive) to bleed (lose blood)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: darah
  • Javanese: ꦝꦫꦃ (dharah)

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “داره darah”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 122
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “داره darah”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 284
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “darah”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 257-8

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Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *darah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.

Noun

darah

  1. blood

Western Cham

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Noun

darah

  1. blood