nafsu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “spirit, life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnaf.su]
• Hyphenation: naf‧su

Noun

nafsu (first-person possessive nafsuku, second-person possessive nafsumu, third-person possessive nafsunya)

1. passion.
2. lust.
3. appetite.
4. anger.

   Synonym: marah

Derived terms

• bernafsu

 

• nafsu makan

 

Further reading

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