isteri

== Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit स्त्री (strī). === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˌistəˈri/ [ˌis.t̪əˈri] Rhymes: -i === Noun === istĕri (Jawi spelling ايستري, plural isteri-isteri or isteri2) (polite) wife Synonym: bini Coordinate term: suami Isterinya seorang guru. ― His wife is a teacher. Dia bersama isterinya di majlis itu. ― He was with his wife at the event. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: istri (inherited) === Further reading === "isteri" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017