pelihara

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pelihara. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəliˈhara/ [pə.liˈha.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: pe‧li‧ha‧ra

Verb

pêlihara (active memelihara, passive dipelihara)

1. to keep, keep as a pet
2. to maintain

Derived terms

• dipelihara
• dipeliharakan
• memelihara
• memeliharakan
• peliharaan
• pemelihara
• pemeliharaan
• terpelihara

Further reading

• “pelihara”, 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