mayat

Finnish

Noun

mayat

1. nominative plural of maya

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• mait (unfashionable), mayit (nonstandard)
• majat (pre-1967)

Etymology

From Malay mayat, from Classical Malay mayat, from Arabic مَيْت (mayt). Doublet of mayit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmajat̚/
• Hyphenation: ma‧yat
• Rhymes: -ajat̚, -jat̚, -at̚

Noun

mayat (first-person possessive mayatku, second-person possessive mayatmu, third-person possessive mayatnya)

1. dead body; corpse

Synonyms

• (corpse): bangkai, batang, buntang, jenazah, kunarpa, layon

Further reading

• “mayat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• mait
• ميت

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَيْت (mayt). Partly displaced native bangkai, now usage only restricted for animals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmajat̚/
• Rhymes: -ajat̚, -jat̚, -at̚
• Hyphenation: ma‧yat

Noun

mayat (Jawi spelling ميت, plural mayat-mayat, informal 1st possessive mayatku, 2nd possessive mayatmu, 3rd possessive mayatnya)

1. corpse

   Synonyms: jenazah, bangkai, batang

Further reading

• “mayat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَيْت (mayt).

Noun

mayat

1. corpse

   Synonym: bangkay

Yakan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَيْت (mayt).

Noun

mayat

1. corpse

   Synonym: bangkey