undang-undang rimba

Compound of undang-undang (“law”) +‎ rimba (“jungle”). Literally, “jungle's law”.

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈundaŋ ˈundaŋ ˈrimba/ [ˈun.daŋ ˈun.daŋ ˈrim.ba]
  • Rhymes: -imba

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈundaŋ ˈundaŋ ˈrimbə/ [ˈun.daŋ ˈun.daŋ ˈrim.bə]
  • Rhymes: -imbə
• Hyphenation: un‧dang-un‧dang rim‧ba

undang-undang rimba (Jawi spelling اوندڠ٢ ريمبا)

1. law of the jungle

   Synonym: hukum rimba (Indonesia)

   • 2017 June 17, Ishak Sairozi, “Undang-undang rimba punca kes buli”, in Berita Harian‎^[1]:

     Rakyat minda kelas ketiga masih lagi mengagungkan undang-undang rimba!

     Third-world minded people still glorify the law of the jungle!

   • 2023 November 27, Emma Harith, “Shafee Abdullah Antara Calon Paling Layak Menjadi Presiden Majlis Peguam”, in New Malaysia Herald‎^[2], archived from the original on 27 November 2023:

     Rakyat biasa yang mahukan keadilan sudah lelah dengan undang-undang rimba yang semakin menjadi-jadi dan […]

     Ordinary people who want justice are tired of the increasingly rampant law of the jungle and […]

   • 2025 April 17, “CGTN: China dan Malaysia bergabung tenaga untuk membentuk komuniti strategik bertaraf tinggi dengan masa depan yang dikongsi”, in Globe Newswire‎^[3], archived from the original on 18 April 2025:

     Xi menyeru supaya kita menanggapi undang-undang rimba dengan nilai-nilai Asia yang berteraskan […]

     Xi calls for us to respond to the law of the jungle with Asian values ​​based on […]

• “undang-undang rimba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.