noun
Rumi
roo-mee
noun
1
The Latin-alphabet writing system used to write Malay and Indonesian, as opposed to the Jawi Arabic-based script.
"Modern Malaysian schoolbooks are printed in Rumi rather than Jawi."
How to Use Rumi
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe everyday Latin-letter spelling system for Malay, as opposed to the older Arabic-based Jawi script.
Common mistake
Not related to the poet Rumi — that's a personal name, this is a writing system, and the overlap is coincidental.
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Etymology
From Malay Rumi, ultimately from Persian rumi ("Roman"), reflecting its origin as a Roman/Latin-based script.