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oknum.

infamous, notorious (of a person)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. infamous, notorious (of a person)

    derogatory
    oknum polisi
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Arabic أُقْنُوم (ʔuqnūm), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܢܽܘܡܳܐ (qnōmā, “self, essence, person, hypostasis”). "Infamous person" sense was only popularized by Mochtar Lubis in late 1960, themed around PKI.

noun

  1. person, hypostasis

  2. individual, person

    obsolete

  3. infamous party, individual, elements, person

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Arabic أُقْنُوم (ʔuqnūm), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܢܽܘܡܳܐ (qnōmā, “self, essence, person, hypostasis”). "Infamous person" sense was only popularized by Mochtar Lubis in late 1960, themed around PKI.

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