jenayah

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic جِنَايَة‎ (jināya, “felony, crime”).

Noun

jenayah (Jawi spelling جنايه‎, informal 1st possessive jenayahku, 2nd possessive jenayahmu, 3rd possessive jenayahnya)

crime.

Alternative forms

jinayah (Indonesia)

Synonyms

pidana (Indonesia)

Derived terms

penjenayah

Further reading

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

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