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rakyat
a word from vocabulary
Indonesian
by
Uri Tadmor
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Word form
rakyat
LWT meaning(s)
the people
Comments on word
Used to be pronounced [ra/yat], but now often pronounced [rakyat] by spelling pronunciation.
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Early Malay [27] (500–1700)
Register
General
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
ra‘ī yat-
'herd, flock, subjects, citizens'
Arabic
Effect
No information
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Near East trade and Islamization [27]
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