zahid

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Malay zahid, from Arabic زَاهِد (zāhid).

Noun[edit]

zahid (first-person possessive zahidku, second-person possessive zahidmu, third-person possessive zahidnya)

  1. pious man
  2. ascetic: one who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
    Synonyms: aulia, asket, petapa, pertapa

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