tawakal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tawakal, from Arabic تَوَكَّلَ (tawakkala, “to rely on, to trust”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /taˈwakal/ [t̪aˈwa.kal]
• Rhymes: -akal
• Syllabification: ta‧wa‧kal

Verb

tawakal

1. (Islam) to rely on and trust entirely on God.

Derived terms

• bertawakal

Further reading

• “tawakal” 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.