selibat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch celibaat, from French célibat, from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), perfect passive participle of caelibare, from caelebs (“unmarried”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [seˈlibat̚]
• Hyphenation: sé‧li‧bat
• Rhymes: -bat, -at, -t

Noun

sélibat (first-person possessive selibatku, second-person possessive selibatmu, third-person possessive selibatnya)

1. (Catholicism) celibacy

Synonyms

• pembujangan (Standard Malay)

Adjective

sélibat

1. celibate

Derived terms

• selibat awam
• selibat imam
• selibat religius

 

Further reading

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