calui
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hokkien 食鐳／食镭 (chia̍h lui), as in 食 (chia̍h, “to eat”) + 鐳／镭 (lui, “money”), with the latter from Malay duit, from Dutch duit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
calui
- (colloquial) fond of accepting bribe
Further reading[edit]
- “calui” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
caluī
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