residivis

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch recidivist, from French récidiviste, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛsiˈdivɪs]
• Rhymes: -vɪs, -ɪs, -s
• Hyphenation: rè‧si‧di‧vis

Noun

rèsidivis (plural residivis-residivis, first-person possessive residivisku, second-person possessive residivismu, third-person possessive residivisnya)

1. (law, law enforcement) recidivist.

   Synonyms: bramacorah, penjahat kambuhan

Further reading

• “residivis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.