calui

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Hokkien (chia̍h lui), as in (chia̍h, to eat) +‎ (lui, money), with the latter from Malay duit, from Dutch duit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃalui̯/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧lui

Adjective

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calui

  1. (colloquial) fond of accepting bribe

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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caluī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of caleō