khalwat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic خَلْوَة‎ (ḵalwa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈxal.wat̚]
Hyphenation: khal‧wat

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

berkhalwat

Further reading

“khalwat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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