merek

See also: mérek

Hungarian

Etymology

mer +‎ -ek (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛrɛk]
• Hyphenation: me‧rek

Verb

merek

1. first-person singular indicative present indefinite of mer

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch merk (“mark, brand”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”). Doublet of markah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrək/ [ˈmɛ.rək̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛrək
• Syllabification: me‧rek

Noun

mèrêk (plural merek-merek)

1. (business) brand (product identity), trademark

   Synonym: jenama (more common in Standard Malay)

2. ellipsis of merek dagang (“trademark”)
3. (figurative) quality

   Synonyms: kegagahan, keunggulan, kualitas

Alternative forms

• merk (nonstandard)

Derived terms

• bermerek

• merek air
• merek dagang
• merek eksklusif
• merek kambangan
• merek perusahaan

Further reading

• “merek”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016