cerita rakyat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of cerita +‎ rakyat, from Malay cerita rakyat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˌri.ta ˈrak.jat/, [t͡ʃəˌri.t̪a ˈrak̚.jat̪̚]

Noun

cerita rakyat (plural cerita-cerita rakyat)

  1. folktale; folk story

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From cerita +‎ rakyat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈrita ˈrakjat/ [t͡ʃəˈri.t̪a ˈraʔ.jat̪̚]

Noun

cerita rakyat (Jawi spelling چريتا رعيت, plural cerita-cerita rakyat)

  1. folktale; folk story

Descendants

  • Indonesian: cerita rakyat