setan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese ꦱꦺꦠꦤ꧀ (sétan), from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Cognate of Malay syaitan, setan, Classical Malay شيطان (syaitan), شيطان (setan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
setan (plural setan-setan, first-person possessive setanku, second-person possessive setanmu, third-person possessive setannya)
- Satan
- devil, demon.
- (figurative, colloquial) devil: a wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way.
Interjection edit
setan
- (colloquial) Expressing anger.
Alternative forms edit
- syaitan (nonstandard in Indonesian, standard in Standard Malay).
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “setan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
From Indonesian setan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
setan
- (transitive) to scold, to be angry at or with
- (Can we date this quote?), “Nimama dofono”:
- Amo sapma nimama desetan de?
- Then why did your mother get angry with me?
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of setan (action verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tesetan | mesetan | asetan | |
2nd person | nesetan | fesetan | ||
3rd person | inanimate | isetan | desetan | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nesetan, setan | fesetan, setan |