penjahat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay penjahat. Equivalent to peng- +‎ jahat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pənˈd͡ʒahat/ [pəɲˈd͡ʒa.hat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ahat
• Syllabification: pen‧ja‧hat

Noun

penjahat (plural penjahat-penjahat or para penjahat)

1. criminal

   Synonyms: pejahat, penjinayah

2. villain

   Synonym: tokoh jahat

Further reading

• “penjahat”, 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

Malay

Etymology

peng- +‎ jahat

Noun

penjahat (Jawi spelling ڤنجاهت, plural penjahat-penjahat or penjahat²)

1. villain

Further reading

• “penjahat”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017