rezeki

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic رِزْقِ (rizqi), from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭩𐭪 (rōzīg, sustenance, daily bread), from Middle Persian lwcyk' (rōzīg, daily bread, sustenance), from 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz [YWM], day), from Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨 (raučah-, day), from Proto-Iranian *ráwčati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (bright, to shine, to see).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rə.zə.ˈki/
  • Hyphenation: rê‧zê‧ki

Noun

rezeki (plural rezeki-rezeki)

  1. daily wage, livelihood, subsistence, daily bread, nourishment, sustenance
    Synonyms: makanan, nafkah, penghidupan, pendapatan, cari uang

Alternative forms

  • rejeki, rizeki, rizki (nonstandard Indonesian)

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