permaisuri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay permaisuri, from Classical Malay permaisuri, from Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, “supreme lady”). Compare to Javanese ꦥꦿꦩꦺꦱ꧀ꦮꦫꦶ (praméswari, “queen”), Old Javanese pramiswari (“queen”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərmai̯ˈsuri/ [pər.mai̯ˈsu.ri]
• Rhymes: -uri
• Syllabification: per‧mai‧su‧ri

Noun

permaisuri (first-person possessive permaisuriku, second-person possessive permaisurimu, third-person possessive permaisurinya)

1. queen consort

   Synonym: ratu

Derived terms

• bepermaisuri

 

Further reading

• “permaisuri” 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 Tamil பரமேஸ்வரி (paramēsvari), from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī, “supreme lady”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pə(r).mai̯.su.ri]
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: per‧mai‧su‧ri

Noun

permaisuri (Jawi spelling ڤرمايسوري, plural permaisuri-permaisuri, informal 1st possessive permaisuriku, 2nd possessive permaisurimu, 3rd possessive permaisurinya)

1. A queen:
   1. A queen consort; wife of a king.

      Synonym: ratu

   2. (uncommon) A queen regnant; a female head of state.

      Synonym: ratu

   3. (literary) A wife.

      Synonyms: isteri, bini

   4. (sports) The queen piece in chess.

      Synonyms: bendahara, menteri, ratu

Usage notes

The term ratu is usually used for queens regnant while permaisuri is usually used for queens consort.

Descendants

• Indonesian: permaisuri
• → Thai: ประไหมสุหรี

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text)
raja, syah راج, شاه	bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو	benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير	gajah ݢاجه	kuda کودا	bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

Further reading

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