rakyat

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay rakyat.

Noun

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rakyat (plural rakyats)

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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay rakyat, from Classical Malay رعيت (people), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

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Noun

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

  1. citizen, subject
    Rakjat Nippon jang melakoekan kedjahatan dihoekoem menoeroet oendang-oendang hoekoeman kriminil Dai Nippon.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. people, populace
  3. (archaic) troop
    Synonym: pasukan
  4. (archaic) subordinate
    Synonyms: anak buah, bawahan

Adjective

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rakyat

  1. folk
    cerita rakyat IndonesiaIndonesian folk tales

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

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Noun

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rakyat (Jawi spelling رعيت, plural rakyat-rakyat, informal 1st possessive rakyatku, 2nd possessive rakyatmu, 3rd possessive rakyatnya)

  1. citizen, subject

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: rakyat
  • English: rakyat

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