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Central Malay
Pronunciation
- (Besemah) IPA(key): /məraˈd͡ʒa/,
Noun
meraje
- (Besemah) maternal uncle or great-uncle
- (Besemah) patriline (a line of descent from a male ancestor)
- Antonym: anak belai
References
- Sukarti, Dewi (2007) Respons perempuan Muslim Besemah terhadap hukum waris adat di Kabupaten Lahat dan Kota Pagaralam, Sumatera Selatan (in Indonesian), Jakarta: UIN Syarif Hidayatullah
Further reading
- Sutiono Mahdi (2014) “meraje”, in Kamus bahasa Besemah–Indonesia–Inggris (in Central Malay), Jatinangor: Unpad Press, page 292