isteri

From Sanskrit स्त्री (strī).

• Rhymes: -i

istĕri (Jawi spelling ايستري, plural isteri-isteri, informal 1st possessive isteriku, 2nd possessive isterimu, 3rd possessive isterinya)

1. (polite) wife

• bini

• suami (“husband”)

• Indonesian: istri

• “isteri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.