calui
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editAdjective
editcalui
- (colloquial) fond of accepting bribe
Further reading
edit- “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
editVerb
editcaluī