rayap

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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)

1. termite: A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea

   Synonyms: anai-anai, semut putih

2. (figurative) people who scrape other people's pockets

Derived terms

• merayap

• rayap bermoncong
• rayap kayu
• rayap pekerja
• rayap prajurit
• rayap tanah

Verb

rayap

1. to crawl, to creep

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