rasuah
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay rasuah (“bribe”), from Arabic رشوة (rašwa, “bribe”). Doublet of rasywah.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rasuah (plural rasuah-rasuah, first-person possessive rasuahku, second-person possessive rasuahmu, third-person possessive rasuahnya)
- corruption
- Synonym: korupsi
Further reading edit
- “rasuah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic رشوة (rašwa, “bribe”).
Noun edit
rasuah (Jawi spelling رسواه, plural rasuah-rasuah, informal 1st possessive rasuahku, 2nd possessive rasuahmu, 3rd possessive rasuahnya)
Alternative forms edit
- rasywah (Indonesian)
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: rasuah (“corruption”)
Further reading edit
- “rasuah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.