tarikh

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tawarikh

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tarikh, from Arabic تَارِيخ (tārīḵ, “date, time”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtarix/ [ˈt̪a.rɪx]
• Rhymes: -arix
• Syllabification: ta‧rikh

Noun

tarikh (plural tarikh-tarikh)

1. (rare) date, that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc

   Synonyms: datum, hari bulan, penanggalan, tanggal

2. (rare) year, a period between set dates that mark a year

   Synonym: tahun

3. (rare) calendar, any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years

   Synonyms: kalender, penanggalan

4. (literature) chronicles, annals

   Synonyms: sejarah, tambo, riwayat

Derived terms

Affixations

• menarikhkan
• penarikhan

Further reading

• “tarikh”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَارِيخ (tārīḵ, “date, time”).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈtarix/ [ˈt̪a.rix]
  • Rhymes: -arix, -rix, -ix

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈtareh/ [ˈt̪a.reh] (debuccalized)
  • Rhymes: -areh, -reh, -eh
• Hyphenation: ta‧rikh

Noun

tarikh (Jawi spelling تاريخ, plural tarikh-tarikh or tarikh² or tawarikh)

1. date (the description of the current time, day, month, year, and so on)

   Synonyms: dewasa / riwasa, hari bulan, tanggal

2. epoch; era

   tarikh Masihi ― Christian era

Derived terms

Affixations

• bertarikh
• mentarikhkan
• pentarikhan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tarikh (inherited)

Further reading

• "tarikh" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017