anak merah
Malay
Etymology
Compound of anak (“child”) + merah (“red”), literally “red child”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈanak ˈmerah/ [ˈa.naʔ ˈme.rah]
- Rhymes: -erah
Noun
anak mérah (Jawi spelling انق ميره, plural anak-anak merah)
- neonate (newborn infant)
Further reading
- “anak merah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.