khalayak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay khalayak, from Arabic خَلَائِقُ (ḵalāʔiqu, “character”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈlajaʔ/
• Hyphenation: kha‧la‧yak
• Rhymes: -jaʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ

Noun

khalayak (plural khalayak-khalayak, first-person possessive khalayakku, second-person possessive khalayakmu, third-person possessive khalayaknya)

1. creature

   Synonym: makhluk

2. target (communication)
3. people, crowd, public

   Synonyms: masyarakat, orang banyak

Derived terms

• mengkhalayak

 

• khalayak aktif
• khalayak ramai

 

Further reading

• “khalayak” 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.