selibat
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch celibaat, from French célibat, from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), perfect passive participle of caelibare, from caelebs (“unmarried”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [seˈlibat̚]
- Hyphenation: sé‧li‧bat
- Rhymes: -bat, -at, -t
Noun
sélibat (first-person possessive selibatku, second-person possessive selibatmu, third-person possessive selibatnya)
- (Catholicism) celibacy
Synonyms
- pembujangan (Standard Malay)
Adjective
sélibat
- celibate
Derived terms
- selibat awam
- selibat imam
- selibat religius
Further reading
- “selibat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.