rakyat

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay rakyat. === Noun === rakyat (plural rakyats) (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) An ordinary citizen. (Malaysia) The people or citizens of a country, as a collective. == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === ra'jat (obsolete, pre-1942) rakjat (obsolete, 1942-1947, 1947–1972) === Etymology === From Malay rakyat, from Classical Malay رعيت (“people”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈraʔjat/ [ˈraʔ.jat̪̚] Rhymes: -aʔjat IPA(key): /ˈrakjat/ [ˈrak̚.jat̪̚] Rhymes: -akjat Syllabification: rak‧yat As the pronunciation of final-syllable ⟨k⟩ is ambiguous for many speakers of Indonesian, it triggers the spelling pronunciation with a hard /k/, which has now become the common standard realization in the media. === Noun === rakyat (plural rakyat-rakyat) citizen, subject Rakjat Nippon jang melakoekan kedjahatan dihoekoem menoeroet oendang-oendang hoekoeman kriminil Dai Nippon. ― The Japanese citizens who committed crimes are punished according to the criminal law of Japan. people, populace (archaic) troop Synonym: pasukan (archaic) subordinate Synonyms: anak buah, bawahan === Adjective === rakyat (comparative lebih rakyat, superlative paling rakyat) folk cerita rakyat Indonesia ― Indonesian folk tales === Derived terms === === References === === Further reading === “rakyat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Alternative forms === ra'ayat, raayat (dated) === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [raʔ.jat] Rhymes: -jat, -at IPA(key): [ra.ki.at] Rhymes: -iat, -at Hyphenation: rak‧yat === Noun === rakyat (Jawi spelling رعيت, plural rakyat-rakyat or rakyat2) A citizen. Synonyms: warganegara, warga rakyat Jepun ― Japanese citizen A subordinate or subject. The people, the commonfolk. A battalion. (informal, Pahang) The Orang Asli. Synonym: Orang Asli ==== Affixations ==== ==== Compounds ==== ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: rakyat → English: rakyat === Further reading === "rakyat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017