laknat
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay laknat, from Arabic لَعْنَة (laʕna).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
laknat (plural laknat-laknat, first-person possessive laknatku, second-person possessive laknatmu, third-person possessive laknatnya)
- curse, malediction
- evil spirit.
Adjective edit
laknat
- cursed; damned
- Sebagai mahasiswa, kita harus menghapus ideologi komunisme/Marxisme-Leninisme yang laknat itu dari muka dunia!
- As students we must wipe that damned Communist/Marxist-Leninist ideology off the face of the earth!
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “laknat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
laknat (Jawi spelling لعنة, plural laknat-laknat, informal 1st possessive laknatku, 2nd possessive laknatmu, 3rd possessive laknatnya)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- laknatullah (“cursed by God, an enemy of Islam”)
- melaknat (“to be cursed”)
- terlaknat (“to fall under a curse”)
- waknat (“to be cursed, cursed”) (Internet slang)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: laknat
Further reading edit
- “laknat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.