khayal

English

Noun

khayal (plural khayals)

1. Alternative form of khyal

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• chajal (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology

From Malay khayal, from Classical Malay khayal, from Arabic خَيَال (ḵayāl, “imagination; fiction”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxajal]
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): [ˈhajal], [ˈkajal]
• Hyphenation: kha‧yal
• Rhymes: -al

Noun

khayal (first-person possessive khayalku, second-person possessive khayalmu, third-person possessive khayalnya)

1. fantasy

   Synonym: fantasi

2. imagination

   Synonym: khayalan

3. delusion

   Synonyms: delusi, waham

Derived terms

Terms derived from khayal

• berkhayal (“to fantasize, to hallucinate”)
• khayalan (“a fantasy”)
• khayali (“imaginary”)
• mengkhayal (“to imagine”)
• pengkhayal (“dreamer”)
• pengkhayalan (“fantasization”)