khalwat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay khalwat, from Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈxal.wat̚]
Hyphenation: khal‧wat

Noun

khalwat (first-person possessive khalwatku, second-person possessive khalwatmu, third-person possessive khalwatnya)

retreat, period of meditation, prayer, or study.
Synonym: retret

Derived terms

berkhalwat

Further reading

“khalwat” 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 خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

khalwat (Jawi spelling خلوة)

(law, Islam) the offence of an unmarried couple being alone together in a hidden and obscured place
(uncommon) retreat, solitude

Affixations

berkhalwat

Further reading

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

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