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palsu.

false; fraudulent; fake

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpal.su/[ˈpal.su]

  1. false; fraudulent; fake

  2. false; fraudulent; fake ; by using a fake identity (fake police, etc)

  3. spurious, artificial; false

  4. a copy; something that is not the real thing; imitation

  5. not honest; dishonest

  6. displeasing to the ear; ugly

    obsolete · possibly · rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay palsu, borrowed from Portuguese falso (“untrue, fake”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.