rakyat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay rakyat.

Noun

rakyat (plural rakyats)

1. (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) An ordinary citizen.
2. (Malaysia) The people or citizens of a country, as a collective.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Malay rakyat, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

Noun

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

1. citizen, subject
2. people, populace

Adjective

rakyat

1. folk

   cerita rakyat Indonesia ― Indoensian folk tales

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

Noun

rakyat (plural rakyat-rakyat, informal 1st possessive rakyatku, 2nd possessive rakyatmu, 3rd possessive rakyatnya)

1. citizen, subject