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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay palsu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpalsu/
- Hyphenation: pal‧su
Adjective
palsu
- false; fraudulent; fake
- (of status); by using a fake identity (fake police, etc)
- Synonym: gadungan
- Antonym: asli
- Spurious, artificial; false.
- A copy; something that is not the real thing; imitation.
- Synonyms: lancung, tiruan
- Antonym: asli
- Not honest; dishonest.
- Synonym: curang
- Antonym: jujur
- (of voice) Displeasing to the ear; ugly.
- Synonym: sumbang
- Antonym: merdu
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Further reading
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese falso (“untrue, fake”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
palsu (Jawi spelling ڤلسو)
- false
- fake
Descendants
Further reading