syahwat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay syahwat, from Classical Malay syahwat, from Arabic شَهْوَة (šahwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃahwat]
• Hyphenation: syah‧wat

Noun

syahwat (first-person possessive syahwatku, second-person possessive syahwatmu, third-person possessive syahwatnya)

1. lust

Further reading

• “syahwat” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic شَهْوَة (šahwa).

Noun

syahwat (Jawi spelling شهوة, plural syahwat-syahwat, informal 1st possessive syahwatku, 2nd possessive syahwatmu, 3rd possessive syahwatnya)

1. lust

Descendants

• Indonesian: syahwat

Further reading

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