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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay rakyat.
Noun
rakyat (plural rakyats)
- (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) An ordinary citizen.
- (Malaysia) The people or citizens of a country, as a collective.
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay rakyat, from Classical Malay رعيت (“people”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).
Pronunciation
Noun
rakyat (first-person possessive rakyatku, second-person possessive rakyatmu, third-person possessive rakyatnya)
- citizen, subject
- people, populace
- (archaic) troop
- Synonym: pasukan
- (archaic) subordinate
- Synonyms: anak buah, bawahan
Adjective
rakyat
- folk
- cerita rakyat Indonesia ― Indonesian folk tales
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Malay
Etymology
From Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).
Pronunciation
Noun
rakyat (Jawi spelling رعيت, plural rakyat-rakyat, informal 1st possessive rakyatku, 2nd possessive rakyatmu, 3rd possessive rakyatnya)
- citizen, subject
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