oknum
See also: oknům
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic أُقْنُوم (ʔuqnūm), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܢܽܘܡܳܐ (qnōmā, “self, essence, person, hypostasis”). "Infamous person" sense was only popularized by Mochtar Lubis in late 1960, themed around PKI.
Adjective
[edit]oknum
- (derogatory) infamous, notorious (of a person)
- oknum polisi
- (infamous/bad) police
Noun
[edit]oknum (plural oknum-oknum)
- (theology, Christianity) person, hypostasis
- (obsolete) individual, person
- (derogatory) infamous party, individual, elements, person
Descendants
[edit]- → Tetum: oknum
Further reading
[edit]- “oknum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.