malaikat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay malaikat, from Classical Malay ملائکة (malaikat), from Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), the plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈlaɪkat̚]

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• Rhymes: -kat, -at, -t
• Hyphenation: ma‧la‧i‧kat

Noun

malaikat (plural malaikat-malaikat, first-person possessive malaikatku, second-person possessive malaikatmu, third-person possessive malaikatnya)

1. angel.

Alternative forms

• malaik, malak

Related terms

• malik
• milik
• muluk

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), the plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -at

Noun

malaikat (Jawi spelling ملائکة, plural malaikat-malaikat, informal 1st possessive malaikatku, 2nd possessive malaikatmu, 3rd possessive malaikatnya)

1. angel

Antonyms

• syaitan (“demon, devil”), setan
• iblis

Descendants

• Indonesian: malaikat

Further reading

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