madat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmadat/ [ˈma.dat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -adat
• Syllabification: ma‧dat

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay madat (“prepared opium; chandu”), from Hindustani, from Persian مَدَد (madad, “help, assistance”), from Arabic مَدَد (madad, “help, assistance”).

Noun

madat (plural madat-madat)

1. prepared opium

   Synonyms: apiun, candu, opium

2. craving, craze, mania, obsession
3. a jobless person who begs for cigarettes, money, etc.

Verb

madat

1. (colloquial) to use opium

Derived terms

Affixation

• bermadat
• pemadat
• pemadatan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay madat (“battlements”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

madat (plural madat-madat)

1. battlements, scaffolding
2. watchtower, turret

Further reading

• “madat”, 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