khalwat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxal.wat̚]
• Hyphenation: khal‧wat

Noun

khalwat (first-person possessive khalwatku, second-person possessive khalwatmu, third-person possessive khalwatnya)

1. retreat, period of meditation, prayer, or study.

   Synonym: retret

Derived terms

• berkhalwat

 

Further reading

• “khalwat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.