kariah

Malay

Alternative forms
  • qariah

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkarjah/, [ˈka.rjah]

Noun

kariah (Jawi spelling قريه, plural kariah-kariah, informal 1st possessive kariahku, 2nd possessive kariahmu, 3rd possessive kariahnya)

  1. (Islam) an area inhabited by residents who share a mosque or a surau
  • ahli kariah

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