rakyat
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]rakyat (plural rakyats)
- (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) An ordinary citizen.
- (Malaysia) The people or citizens of a country, as a collective.
Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay rakyat, from Classical Malay رعيت (“people”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rakyat (first-person possessive rakyatku, second-person possessive rakyatmu, third-person possessive rakyatnya)
- citizen, subject
- Rakjat Nippon jang melakoekan kedjahatan dihoekoem menoeroet oendang-oendang hoekoeman kriminil Dai Nippon. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- people, populace
- (archaic) troop
- Synonym: pasukan
- (archaic) subordinate
Adjective
[edit]rakyat
- folk
- cerita rakyat Indonesia ― Indonesian folk tales
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “rakyat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rakyat (Jawi spelling رعيت, plural rakyat-rakyat, informal 1st possessive rakyatku, 2nd possessive rakyatmu, 3rd possessive rakyatnya)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “rakyat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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