takhayul
Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic تَخَيُّل (taḵayyul).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /taˈxajul/ [t̪aˈxa.jʊl]
- Rhymes: -ajul
- Syllabification: ta‧kha‧yul
Noun
takhayul (plural takhayul-takhayul)
- imaginary
- Synonym: khayalan
- superstition
- Synonym: khurafat
Further reading
- “takhayul”, 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