majenun

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• majnun (Standard Malay)

Etymology

From Malay majnun, majenun, from Arabic مَجْنُون (majnūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈd͡ʒənʊn/
• Rhymes: -nun, -un, -n
• Hyphenation: ma‧jê‧nun

Noun

majênun (first-person possessive majenunku, second-person possessive majenunmu, third-person possessive majenunnya)

1. (figurative) possessed by a jinn.
2. crazy, insane.

   Synonym: gila

Further reading

• “majenun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.