berkhalwat

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ khalwat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bə(r).xal.wat], [bə(r).hal.wat]
Rhymes: -wat, -at
Hyphenation: ber‧khal‧wat

Verb

berkhalwat (Jawi spelling برخلوة)

(law, Islam) to be alone with an unmarried partner in a hidden and obscured place
(uncommon) to be in solitude, to retreat

Further reading

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

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