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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay makhluk, from Arabic مخلوق (maḵlūq, “creature”).
Pronunciation
Noun
makhluk (plural makhluk-makhluk or para makhluk, first-person possessive makhlukku, second-person possessive makhlukmu, third-person possessive makhluknya)
- creature, being, creation of God
Derived terms
References
- ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC
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Malay
Etymology
From Arabic مخلوق (maḵlūq, “creature”).
Noun
makhluk (Jawi spelling مخلوق, plural makhluk-makhluk, informal 1st possessive makhlukku, 2nd possessive makhlukmu, 3rd possessive makhluknya)
- creature, being
Derived terms
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