rasywah

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraʃwah]
• Hyphenation: rasy‧wah

Noun

rasywah (plural rasywah-rasywah, first-person possessive rasywahku, second-person possessive rasywahmu, third-person possessive rasywahnya)

1. bribe (rasywa)

   Synonyms: sogokan, suap

Further reading

• “rasywah” 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.