derhaka

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Malay

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Etymology

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay (drohaka), from Sanskrit द्रोहक (drohaka, injury, mischief, harm, perfidy, treachery, wrong, offence).

Pronunciation

Noun

derhaka (Jawi spelling درهاک, informal 1st possessive derhakaku, 2nd possessive derhakamu, 3rd possessive derhakanya)

  1. treason (disloyalty to the Sultan or State)
  2. disobedience (to the lawful authority of an official superior, or of a child to the parents)
  3. infidelity (of a wife to a husband, or of a man to his vows)

Adjective

derhaka (Jawi spelling درهاک)

  1. rebellious; treacherous; impious

Synonyms

  • khianat (treachery, treason, betrayal) (in a more general context)

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