rasuah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rasuah (“bribe”), from Arabic رشوة (rašwa, “bribe”). Doublet of rasywah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.su.ah/
• Hyphenation: ra‧su‧ah

Noun

rasuah (plural rasuah-rasuah, first-person possessive rasuahku, second-person possessive rasuahmu, third-person possessive rasuahnya)

1. corruption

   Synonym: korupsi

Further reading

• “rasuah” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic رشوة (rašwa, “bribe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraswah/ [ˈra.swah]
• Hyphenation: ra‧suah

Noun

rasuah (Jawi spelling رسواه, plural rasuah-rasuah, informal 1st possessive rasuahku, 2nd possessive rasuahmu, 3rd possessive rasuahnya)

1. bribe
2. corruption

Alternative forms

• rasywah (Indonesian)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: rasuah (“corruption”)

Further reading

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