rayuan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed rayu + -an, from Malay rayuan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [raˈjuan]
- Hyphenation: ra‧yu‧an
Noun
rayuan (plural rayuan-rayuan)
Further reading
- “rayuan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Noun
rayuan (Jawi spelling رايوان)
- appeal:
- a power to attract or interest.
- (law) an application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- petition
- (Islam) supplication
Derived terms
- mahkamah rayuan (“appeals court”)
Descendants
- Indonesian: rayuan
Further reading
- “rayuan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017