syaitan

From Malay syaitan, from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃai̯tan/ [ˈʃai̯.t̪an]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯tan
  • Syllabification: syai‧tan
• (alternative) IPA^(key): /ˈʃai̯tɑn/ [ˈʃai̯.t̪ɑn], /ˈʃai̯tɔn/ [ˈʃai̯.t̪ɔn]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯tɑn, -ai̯tɔn

syaitan

1. nonstandard form of setan (“Satan”)
2. (Islam) a demon/devil; or evil jinn

• “syaitan”, 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

From Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Doublet of setan.

• IPA^(key): [ʃai̯.tan], [ʃai̯.t(ˤ)ɑn]
• Rhymes: -tan, -an
• Hyphenation: syai‧tan

syaitan (Jawi spelling شيطان, plural syaitan-syaitan or syaitan²)

1. Satan, the Devil.

   Synonym: setan (informal)

• Indonesian: syaitan

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