rayap

Indonesian

rayap

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrajap̚]
• Hyphenation: ra‧yap

Noun

rayap (plural)

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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.