rayap

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

rayap (plural rayap-rayap)

  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

  • 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

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