isteri

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्त्री (strī).

Noun

istĕri (plural isteri-isteri, informal first-person possessive isteriku, second-person possessive isterimu, third-person possessive isterinya)

  1. (polite) wife

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Affixed terms and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

  • peristeri [causative passive] (peR-)
  • beristeri [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • beristerikan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
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