laknat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay laknat, from Arabic لَعْنَة (laʕna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaknat̚/
• Rhymes: -nat, -at, -t
• Hyphenation: lak‧nat

Noun

laknat (plural laknat-laknat)

1. curse, malediction
2. evil spirit

Adjective

laknat

1. cursed; damned

   Sebagai mahasiswa, kita harus menghapus ideologi komunisme/Marxisme-Leninisme yang laknat itu dari muka dunia!

   As students we must wipe that damned Communist/Marxist-Leninist ideology off the face of the earth!

Derived terms

• dilaknat
• melaknat

Further reading

• “laknat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• lanat

Etymology

From Arabic لَعْنَة (laʕna).

Noun

laknat (Jawi spelling لعنة, plural laknat-laknat)

1. a curse, ruin
2. a cursed person

Synonyms

• kutuk
• murka

Derived terms

• laknatullah (“cursed by God, an enemy of Islam”)
• melaknat (“to be cursed”)
• terlaknat (“to fall under a curse”)
• waknat (“to be cursed, cursed”) (Internet slang)

Descendants

• Indonesian: laknat

Further reading

• “laknat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.