calui

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 食鐳／食镭 (chia̍h lui), as in 食 (chia̍h, “to eat”) +‎ 鐳／镭 (lui, “money”), with the latter from Malay duit, from Dutch duit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃalui̯/
• Hyphenation: ca‧lui

Adjective

calui

1. (colloquial) fond of accepting bribe

Further reading

• “calui” 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.

Latin

Verb

caluī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of caleō