isteri
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Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -i
Noun[edit]
istĕri (Jawi spelling ايستري, plural isteri-isteri, informal 1st possessive isteriku, 2nd possessive isterimu, 3rd possessive isterinya)
- (polite) wife
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- suami (“husband”)
Derived terms[edit]
Affixed terms and other derivations
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: istri
Further reading[edit]
- “isteri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.