khalwat

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay khalwat, from Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: khal‧wat

Noun

khalwat (first-person possessive khalwatku, second-person possessive khalwatmu, third-person possessive khalwatnya)

  1. retreat, period of meditation, prayer, or study.
    Synonym: retret

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

Pronunciation

Noun

khalwat (Jawi spelling خلوة)

  1. (law, Islam) the offence of an unmarried couple being alone together in a hidden and obscured place
  2. (uncommon) retreat, solitude

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