francais

See also: français and Français

Malay

Etymology

From English franchise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frantʃais/

Noun

francais (Jawi spelling فرنچاءيس, plural francais-francais, informal 1st possessive francaisku, 2nd possessive francaismu, 3rd possessive francaisnya)

1. A franchise (right granted by a government)
2. A franchise (acknowledgement of a corporation's existence)
3. A franchise (authorization granted for distribution of goods or services)
4. A franchise (exemption from jurisdiction)
5. A franchise (right to vote at an election)
6. (sports) A franchise (collection of organizations in a sport team's history)
7. (business, marketing) A franchise (positive influence on the buying behaviour of customers)
8. A franchise (loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe)

Synonyms

• (business, literature): waralaba (Indonesian)

Verb

francais (Jawi spelling فرنچاءيس)

1. (transitive, with mem-) to grant a franchise
2. (transitive, with mem-) to enfranchise

Derived terms

• pemfrancaisan

Further reading

• “francais” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.