rasuah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rasuah (“bribe”), from Arabic رشوة (rašwa, “bribe”). Doublet of rasywah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.su.ah/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧su‧ah

Noun

rasuah (plural rasuah-rasuah, first-person possessive rasuahku, second-person possessive rasuahmu, third-person possessive rasuahnya)

  1. corruption
    Synonym: korupsi

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic رشوة (rašwa, “bribe”).

Noun

rasuah (Jawi spelling رسواه, plural rasuah-rasuah, informal 1st possessive rasuahku, 2nd possessive rasuahmu, 3rd possessive rasuahnya)

  1. bribe

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: rasuah (“corruption”)

Further reading

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