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selingkuh.

to cheat (to be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/səˌliŋˈkuh/Standard-Indonesian[səˌliŋˈkʊh]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to cheat (to be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner)

    intransitive
  2. to obfuscate; to be dishonest, or to withhold something for one's own benefit.

    intransitive · obsolete · rare
  3. to defraud (to deceive for money by fraud)

    intransitive · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

From Malay selingkuh, ultimately from Old Javanese siṅkuh (“quietly; secretly”). Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦶꦁꦏꦸꦃ (selingkuh, “to cheat”).

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