kerusi

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• karusi
• kursi

Etymology

From Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k(ə)rusi/
• Hyphenation: ke‧ru‧si

Noun

kerusi

1. chair, seat

Malay

Alternative forms

• kerosi
• kursi

Etymology

From Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy). Doublet of kursi.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

kerusi (Jawi spelling کروسي, plural kerusi-kerusi, informal 1st possessive kerusiku, 2nd possessive kerusimu, 3rd possessive kerusinya)

1. chair, seat

Alternative forms

• kursi (Indonesia esp. Riau and Sumatra)
• krosi (Baba Malay)

Descendants

• Baba Malay: krosi
  • → Javanese: ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦱꦶ (krosi)
• Indonesian: kursi, korsi
• → Brunei Malay: kerusi, karusi, kursi
• → Javanese: ꦏꦸꦂꦱꦶ (kursi), ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦁꦱꦶ (krongsi)

Further reading

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