negorij
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˌneː.ɣoːˈrɛi/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A district or community in pre-colonial Indonesia and Malaysia and in the Dutch East Indies.
- (pejorative) A hamlet (small village somewhere in the sticks).
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay negeri (state) derived from Sanskrit नगरी (city).
Origin
Sanskrit
नगरी
Gloss
city
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
市