syahwat
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay syahwat, from Classical Malay syahwat, from Arabic شَهْوَة (šahwa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃahwat]
- Hyphenation: syah‧wat
Noun
syahwat (first-person possessive syahwatku, second-person possessive syahwatmu, third-person possessive syahwatnya)
- lust
Further reading
- “syahwat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic شَهْوَة (šahwa).
Noun
syahwat (Jawi spelling شهوة, plural syahwat-syahwat, informal 1st possessive syahwatku, 2nd possessive syahwatmu, 3rd possessive syahwatnya)
- lust
Descendants
- Indonesian: syahwat
Further reading
- “syahwat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.