khayal

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English

Noun

khayal (plural khayals)

Alternative form of khyal

Indonesian

Alternative forms

chajal (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology

From Malay khayal, from Classical Malay khayal, from Arabic خَيَال (ḵayāl, “imagination; fiction”).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key):
(colloquial) IPA^(key): ,
Hyphenation: kha‧yal
Rhymes: -al

Noun

khayal (plural khayal-khayal)

fantasy
Synonym: fantasi
imagination
Synonym: khayalan
delusion
Synonyms: delusi, waham

Derived terms

Terms derived from khayal

berkhayal (“to fantasize, to hallucinate”)
khayalan (“a fantasy”)
khayali (“imaginary”)
mengkhayal (“to imagine”)
pengkhayal (“dreamer”)
pengkhayalan (“fantasization”)

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