syaitan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay syaitan, from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Doublet of setan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃai̯.tan/
• Rhymes: -tan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: syai‧tan

Noun

syaitan

1. (Islam) a demon/devil; or evil jinn

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Doublet of setan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃai̯.tan], [ʃai̯.t(ˤ)ɑn]
• Rhymes: -tan, -an
• Hyphenation: syai‧tan

Noun

syaitan (Jawi spelling شيطان, plural syaitan-syaitan)

1. Satan, the Devil.

   Synonym: setan (informal)

Affixations

• kesyaitanan

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: syaitan

Further reading

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