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rakyat

rakyat noun: an ordinary citizen.

Noun

rakyat (plural rakyats)

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

Forms of rakyat

pluralrakyats

Origin of rakyat

Borrowed from Malay rakyat.

Questions about rakyat

What does rakyat mean?
Rakyat means an ordinary citizen.
What part of speech is rakyat?
Rakyat is a noun.
What is the plural of rakyat?
The plural of rakyat is rakyats.

Words near rakyat in the dictionary

  1. rakugan
  2. rakugo
  3. rakuware
  4. Rakvere
  5. raky
  6. rakyat
  7. rakyats
  8. Raków
  9. RAL
  10. Ralabate
  11. rale

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