royat

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya, “novel, story”) via a northern Peninsular dialect. Doublet of riwayat.

Verb

royat (Jawi spelling رويت)

  1. (North, Peninsular East Coast) to tell a story, to narrate, to chronicle
    Synonym: cerita
  2. (North, Peninsular East Coast) to inform
    Synonyms: beritahu, maklum
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