rezeki

Indonesian

Alternative forms

rejeki, rizeki, rizki (nonstandard Indonesian)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rezeki, from Arabic رِزْقِ (rizqi), from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭩𐭪 (rōzīg, “sustenance, daily bread”), from Middle Persian lwcyk' (rōzīg, “daily bread, sustenance”), from 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz [YWM], “day”), from Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨 (raučah-, “day”), from Proto-Iranian *ráwčati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, to shine, to see”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /rəzəˈki/ [rə.zəˈki]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: re‧ze‧ki

Noun

rêzêki (plural rezeki-rezeki)

daily wage, livelihood, subsistence, daily bread, nourishment, sustenance
Synonyms: makanan, nafkah, penghidupan, pendapatan, cari uang

Further reading

“rezeki”, 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

rejeki, rezki (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِزْق (rizq, “sustenance; livelihood; provision”), from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭩𐭪 (rōzīg, “sustenance, daily bread”), from Proto-Iranian *ráwčikah, from Proto-Iranian *ráwčah +‎ Proto-Iranian *-ikah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas (“day”) (from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”) +‎ Proto-Indo-European *-os (noun suffix)) and Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas (from Proto-Indo-European *-ikos)

Pronunciation

(Baku, schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /rəzəˈki/ [rə.zəˈki]
Rhymes: -ki, -i
Hyphenation: re‧ze‧ki

Noun

rezeki (Jawi spelling رزقي, plural rezeki-rezeki or rezeki²)

sustenance; livelihood; provision (food, income, or means of living, especially as allotted by God).
Synonyms: nafkah, pencarian

Ayah keluar pagi-pagi untuk mencari rezeki.
Father goes out early in the morning to earn a livelihood.
luck; fortune; windfall; share (something good that happens by chance or destiny).
Synonyms: nasib, tuah, untung

Kalau ada rezeki, kita akan berjumpa lagi.
If there is luck (it is meant to be), we will meet again.

Anak itu pembawa rezeki.
That child brings good fortune.

Derived terms

Affixations

berezeki (“to have luck; to have sustenance”)

Compounds

mata rezeki (“source of income”)
murah rezeki (“bountiful provision/luck”)
pintu rezeki (“opportunity for income”)
rezeki harimau (“leftovers (literally: tiger's share)”)
rezeki terpijak (“unexpected windfall”)

Descendants

> Indonesian: rezeki (inherited)
→ Tausug: lidjiki'

Further reading

"rezeki" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017