nafsu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “spirit, life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnaf.su]
• Hyphenation: naf‧su

Noun

nafsu (plural nafsu-nafsu)

1. passion: any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate
2. lust
3. appetite
4. anger

   Synonym: marah

Derived terms

• bernafsu

• nafsu makan

Further reading

• “nafsu” 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.