penjahat

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ jahat, from Malay penjahat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pənˈd͡ʒahat̚/
• Rhymes: -hat, -at, -t
• Hyphenation: pên‧ja‧hat

Noun

pênjahat (plural penjahat-penjahat, first-person possessive penjahatku, second-person possessive penjahatmu, third-person possessive penjahatnya)

1. villain

Further reading

• “penjahat” 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

Etymology

peng- +‎ jahat

Noun

penjahat (Jawi spelling ڤنجاهت, plural penjahat-penjahat, informal 1st possessive penjahatku, 2nd possessive penjahatmu, 3rd possessive penjahatnya)

1. villain

Further reading

• “penjahat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.