cerita rakyat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of cerita +‎ rakyat, from Malay cerita rakyat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˌri.ta ˈrak.jat/, [t͡ʃəˌri.t̪a ˈrak̚.jat̪̚]

Noun

cerita rakyat (first-person possessive cerita rakyatku, second-person possessive cerita rakyatmu, third-person possessive cerita rakyatnya)

1. folktale; folk story

Further reading

• “cerita rakyat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From cerita +‎ rakyat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈrita ˈrakjat/ [t͡ʃəˈri.t̪a ˈraʔ.jat̪]

Noun

cerita rakyat (Jawi spelling چريتا رعيت, plural cerita-cerita rakyat, informal 1st possessive cerita rakyatku, 2nd possessive cerita rakyatmu, 3rd possessive cerita rakyatnya)

1. folktale; folk story

Descendants

• Indonesian: cerita rakyat