mutiara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mutiara, from Sanskrit मुत्यहार (mutyahāra) as मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”) +‎ हार (hāra, “garland”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mutiˈara/ [mu.t̪iˈa.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: mu‧ti‧a‧ra

Noun

mutiara (first-person possessive mutiaraku, second-person possessive mutiaramu, third-person possessive mutiaranya)

1. pearl

Derived terms

• indung mutiara (“mother-of-pearl”)

Further reading

• “mutiara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुत्यहार (mutyahāra) as मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”) +‎ हार (hāra, “garland”).

Noun

mutiara (Jawi spelling موتيارا, plural mutiara-mutiara, informal 1st possessive mutiaraku, 2nd possessive mutiaramu, 3rd possessive mutiaranya)

1. pearl

References

• Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994). Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini. Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. Page 121.

Further reading

• “mutiara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.