persetan
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Affixation of per- + setan, literally "to demonize".
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]pêrsetan
- (mildly vulgar) damn it (an expression of surprise, outrage, or frustration)
Adverb
[edit]pêrsetan
- (mildly vulgar) to hell with (used to show displeasure or disregard toward the named person or thing)
Verb
[edit]pêrsetan (active mempersetan, passive dipersetan) (transitive, figuratively)
- to demonize (to describe or represent as evil or diabolic)
- Synonyms: persetankan, ibliskan
- to ignore (to deliberately not listen or pay attention to)
- Synonym: persetankan
Further reading
[edit]- “persetan” 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.
- “mempersetan” 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.
Categories:
- Indonesian terms prefixed with per-
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/tan
- Rhymes:Indonesian/tan/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/an
- Rhymes:Indonesian/an/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/n
- Rhymes:Indonesian/n/3 syllables
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- Indonesian interjections
- Indonesian vulgarities
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