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mereka

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay mereka, from earlier mareka, from Old Javanese marika. Displaced Proto-Malayic *sida(ʔ) (whence Iban sida).

Pronoun

mêreka

  1. third person plural pronoun: they, them, their
    Mereka akan mengunjungi rumah kita.
    They will visit our house.
    Sekolah mereka bersih.
    Their school is clean.
See also
More information singular, plural ...
Indonesian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person exclusive regular aku,
saya1		 kami
enclitic -ku -
proclitic ku- -
1st person inclusive - kita
2nd person regular kamu,
Anda2,
kau3		 kalian,
Anda2,
Anda sekalian2
enclitic -mu -
3rd person regular dia,
beliau4,
ia3		 mereka
enclitic -nya -
reflexive diri
emphatic sendiri
Close
1 Polite.
2 Formal.
3 Now mostly literary.
4 Respectful.
Notes:
  • This table only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language.
  • The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
  • The enclitics are only used obliquely (object or possessor), while the proclitic is only used as a subject.
See each entry for more information.

Etymology 2

From reka (“to arrange, create”).

Verb

mêreka

  1. active of reka

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /mərekə/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /məreka/
  • Rhymes: -ekə, -kə, -ə
  • Audio (Malaysia, Johor-Selangor):(file)

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese marika.

Pronoun

mereka (Jawi spelling مريک)

  1. they

References

  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Pacific Linguistics, →DOI

Etymology 2

me- +‎ reka

Verb

mereka

  1. active of reka

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