istri

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Balinese

Romanization

istri

  1. Romanization of ᬳᬶᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭᬷ.
  2. Romanization of ᬇᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭᬷ.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay istri, isteri, from Classical Malay istri, isteri, from Sanskrit स्त्री (strī́).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /istri/
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Noun

istri (plural istri-istri, first-person possessive istriku, second-person possessive istrimu, third-person possessive istrinya)

  1. wife

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Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्त्री (strī).

Noun

istri

  1. woman