rampasan kuasa

Malay

Etymology

From rampasan +‎ kuasa.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ramˈpasan ˈkwasə/ [ramˈpa.san ˈkwa.sə]

• (Northern Peninsular Malay, Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /ramˈpasan ˈkwasa/ [ramˈpa.san ˈkwa.sa]

Noun

rampasan kuasa (Jawi spelling رمڤسن کواس, plural rampasan-rampasan kuasa, informal 1st possessive rampasan kuasaku, 2nd possessive rampasan kuasamu, 3rd possessive rampasan kuasanya)

1. coup d'état

   Synonym: (Indonesian) kudeta

Further reading

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