masuk Melayu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of masuk (“to enter”) +‎ Melayu (“Malay”), inherited from Malay masuk Melayu.

Verb

masuk Melayu

  1. to be assimilated into Malay
    Synonym: memelayukan
  2. (archaic, figurative) To convert to Islam.
    Synonym: masuk Islam

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Compound of masuk +‎ Melayu, literally, “enter Malay”.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌmasok məˈlaju/ [ˌma.soʔ məˈla.ju]
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  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌmasuk məˈlaju/ [ˌma.suʔ məˈla.ju]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧suk Me‧la‧yu

Verb

masuk Melayu (Jawi spelling ماسوق ملايو)

  1. To assimilate into Malay customs and culture.
  2. (archaic) To convert to Islam.
    Synonym: masuk Islam
  3. (some areas of Eastern Indonesia) To convert to Christianity.[1]
    Synonyms: masuk Kristian, masuk Serani

Descendants

  • → Min Nan: 入番 (ji̍p-hoan) (calque)

References

  1. ^ Anthony Milner (2011), chapter 1, in The Malays‎[1], page 3: “In some areas in eastern Indonesia the phrase ‘masuk Melayu’ (or ‘enter Malaydom’) can actually mean to become Christian.”

Further reading

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