oknum

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See also: oknům

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic أُقْنُوم (ʔuqnūm), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܢܽܘܡܳܐ (qnōmā, self, essence, person, hypostasis).

Adjective[edit]

oknum

  1. (derogatory) infamous (of a person)
    oknum polisi
    (infamous/bad) police

Noun[edit]

oknum (first-person possessive oknumku, second-person possessive oknummu, third-person possessive oknumnya)

  1. (theology, Christianity) person, hypostasis
  2. (derogatory) infamous party, individual, elements, person

Descendants[edit]

  • Tetum: oknum

Further reading[edit]