kariah

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Malay

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya).

Pronunciation

Noun

kariah (Jawi spelling قريه, plural kariah-kariah, informal 1st possessive kariahku, 2nd possessive kariahmu, 3rd possessive kariahnya)

  1. (Islam) an area inhabited by residents who share a mosque or a surau

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