bejat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese bejat (ꦧꦼꦗꦠ꧀), from Sanskrit अवजात (avajāta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈd͡ʒat̚]
• Hyphenation: bê‧jat

Adjective

bejat (comparative lebih bejat, superlative paling bejat)

1. depraved, lecherous
2. (dialect, Java) broken

   Synonym: rusak

Derived terms

• kebejatan
• membejatkan

Further reading

• “bejat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016