permaisuri

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay permaisuri, from Classical Malay permaisuri, from Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, supreme lady). Compare to Javanese ꦥꦿꦩꦺꦱ꧀ꦮꦫꦶ (praméswari, queen), Old Javanese pramiswari (queen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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permaisuri (first-person possessive permaisuriku, second-person possessive permaisurimu, third-person possessive permaisurinya)

  1. queen consort
    Synonym: ratu

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, supreme lady).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pə(r).mai̯.su.ri]
  • Rhymes: -ri, -i
  • Hyphenation: per‧mai‧su‧ri

Noun

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permaisuri (Jawi spelling ڤرمايسوري, plural permaisuri-permaisuri, informal 1st possessive permaisuriku, 2nd possessive permaisurimu, 3rd possessive permaisurinya)

  1. A queen:
    1. A queen consort; wife of a king.
      Synonym: ratu
    2. (uncommon) A queen regnant; a female head of state.
      Synonym: ratu
    3. (literary) A wife.
      Synonyms: isteri, bini
    4. (sports) The queen piece in chess.
      Synonyms: bendahara, menteri, ratu

Usage notes

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The term ratu is usually used for queens regnant while permaisuri is usually used for queens consort.

Descendants

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See also

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Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
raja, syah
راج, شاه
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu
بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو
benteng, tir
بينتيڠ, تير
gajah
ݢاجه
kuda
کودا
bidak, piadah, pion
بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

Further reading

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