perasuah

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ rasuah.

Pronunciation

• (Arabic-based) IPA^(key): [pə.ra.ʃu.ah]
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [pə.ra.su.ah]
• Hyphenation: pe‧ra‧su‧ah

Noun

perasuah (Jawi spelling ڤرسواه)

1. Someone who gives bribes; a briber.

Further reading

• “perasuah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.