mayat

mayat

1. nominative plural of maya

• mait (unfashionable)
• mayit (nonstandard)
• majat (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

Inherited from Malay mayat, from Classical Malay mayat, from Arabic مَيْت (mayt). Partly displaced native bangkai, now usage only restricted for animals. Doublet of mayit.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmajat/ [ˈma.jat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ajat
• Syllabification: ma‧yat
• Rhymes: -at

mayat (plural mayat-mayat)

1. dead body; corpse; cadaver

   Synonyms: bangkai, batang, buntang, jenazah, kunarpa, layon

• “mayat”, 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

• mait
• ميت

Borrowed from Arabic مَيْت (mayt). Partly displaced native bangkai, now usage only restricted for animals.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmajat/ [ˈma.jat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ajat̚, -jat̚, -at̚
• Hyphenation: ma‧yat

mayat (Jawi spelling ميت, plural mayat-mayat or mayat²)

1. corpse

   Synonyms: jenazah, bangkai, batang

• "mayat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Borrowed from Arabic مَيْت (mayt).

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /majat/ [maˈjat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ma‧yat

mayat (Sulat Sūg spelling مَيَتْ)

1. corpse

   Synonym: bangkay

Borrowed from Arabic مَيْت (mayt).

mayat

1. corpse

   Synonym: bangkey