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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nirmala from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala). By surface analysis, nir- + mala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: nir‧ma‧la
Adjective
nirmala
- (archaic) flawless, faultless, spotless
- Synonyms: bersih, suci
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala); also can be by surface analysis, nir- + mala.
Adjective
nirmala (Jawi spelling نيرمالا)
- (literary) flawless, faultless, spotless
- Synonyms: bersih, suci
References
- ^ Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 128
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “نرمال nirmala”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 672
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “nirmala”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 174
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