"merah" meaning in Malay

See merah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [me.rah] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-merah.wav Forms: ميره [Jawi], mirah [alternative]
Rhymes: -rah, -ah Etymology: From mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-mly-pro|*(ma-)irah}} Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*(ma-)iʀaq}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=ميره}} merah (Jawi spelling ميره)
  1. red (having red as its colour) Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-merah-ms-adj-jXYhUWVA Disambiguation of Colors: 51 49 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 78 22

Noun

IPA: [me.rah] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-merah.wav Forms: ميره [Jawi], merah-merah [plural], mirah [alternative]
Rhymes: -rah, -ah Etymology: From mirah, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-mly-pro|*(ma-)irah}} Proto-Malayic *(ma-)irah, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*(ma-)iʀaq}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ميره}} merah (Jawi spelling ميره, plural merah-merah)
  1. red (colour) Categories (topical): Colors Synonyms: berma, biram, abang
    Sense id: en-merah-ms-noun-y~MGW1g~ Disambiguation of Colors: 51 49

Alternative forms

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