meterai
Pronunciation: [mət̪əˈrai]
“meterai” is an Indonesian word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
From Malay meterai متراي variant of *menterai from Tamil முத்திரை (muttirai, “mark, seal, stamp”), from Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal, stamp”). Reinforced by displacement of Dutch zegel (“seal, stamp”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.
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