orang bukan Muslim

Compound of orang (“person”) +‎ bukan (“non-”) +‎ Muslim (“Muslim”).

• IPA^(key): [o.raŋ bu.kan mus.lem, -muz.lem]

orang bukan Muslim (Jawi spelling اورڠ بوکن مسلم, plural orang-orang bukan Muslim)

1. (Islam) A non-Muslim.

   Synonyms: orang bukan Islam, kafir (offensive)

This word is used out of respect, because the word "kafir" is offensive.

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