serah

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay serah, from Old Javanese srah, from Sanskrit श्रः (śraḥ). Doublet of pasrah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈrah/, [səˈrah]

Noun

sêrah (plural serah-serah)

1. surrender, giving up
2. handover

Verb

sêrah

1. basic form of menyerah (“to give up”)
2. to turn over, to transfer

Derived terms

• berserah
• menyerah
• menyerahi
• menyerahkan
• penyerah
• penyerahan
• serah-serahan
• serahan
• seserahan
• terserah

• serah simpan

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.rah/, [ˈse.rah]

Adjective

serah (comparative lebih serah, superlative paling serah)

1. alternative spelling of sirah

Noun

serah (plural serah-serah)

1. alternative spelling of sirah

Derived terms

• merah serah

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈrah/, [səˈrah]

Root

sêrah

1. alternative spelling of sera

Further reading

• “serah”, 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