khalayak
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay khalayak, from Arabic خَلَائِقُ (ḵalāʾiqu, “character”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈlajaʔ/
- Hyphenation: kha‧la‧yak
- Rhymes: -jaʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
Noun
khalayak (plural khalayak-khalayak, first-person possessive khalayakku, second-person possessive khalayakmu, third-person possessive khalayaknya)
- creature
- Synonym: makhluk
- target (communication)
- people, crowd, public
- Synonyms: masyarakat, orang banyak
Derived terms
- mengkhalayak
- khalayak aktif
- khalayak ramai
Further reading
- “khalayak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.