rakyat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay rakyat.

Noun

rakyat (plural rakyats)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) An ordinary citizen.
  2. (Malaysia) The people or citizens of a country, as a collective.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rakyat, from Arabic رَعِيَّة‎ (raʿiyya).

Noun

rakyat (plural rakyat-rakyat, first-person possessive rakyatku, second-person possessive rakyatmu, third-person possessive rakyatnya)

  1. citizen, subject

Adjective

rakyat (plural rakyat-rakyat)

  1. folk
    cerita rakyat Indonesia ― Indoensian folk tales

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic رَعِيَّة‎ (raʿiyya).

Noun

rakyat (plural rakyat-rakyat, informal first-person possessive rakyatku, informal second-person possessive rakyatmu, third-person possessive rakyatnya)

  1. citizen, subject
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