rayap
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay rayap. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrajap/ [ˈra.jap̚]
- Rhymes: -ajap
- Syllabification: ra‧yap
Noun
rayap (plural rayap-rayap)
- termite: A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea
- Synonyms: anai-anai, semut putih
- (figurative) people who scrape other people's pockets
Derived terms
- rayap bermoncong
- rayap kayu
- rayap pekerja
- rayap prajurit
- rayap tanah
Verb
rayap
Derived terms
- merayap
- merayapi
- rayapan
- terayap-rayap
Further reading
- “rayap”, 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