khitan

See also: Khitan

French

Adjective

khitan (feminine khitane, masculine plural khitans, feminine plural khitanes)

  1. Khitan

Proper noun

khitan m

  1. Khitan (language)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay khitan, from Arabic خِتَان (ḵitān, “circumcision”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈxitan/ [ˈxi.t̪an]
  • Rhymes: -itan
  • Syllabification: khi‧tan

Verb

khitan (active mengkhitan, passive dikhitan)

  1. (Islam) to circumcise (to remove the foreskin from the penis)
    Synonym: sunat

Alternative forms

  • katan
  • khatan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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