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madat

Pronunciation: /ˈmadat/

“madat” is an Indonesian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. prepared opium
  2. craving, craze, mania, obsession
  3. a jobless person who begs for cigarettes, money, etc.
  4. battlements, scaffolding
  5. watchtower, turret

verb

  1. to use opium

Etymology

Inherited from Malay madat (“prepared opium; chandu”), from Hindustani, from Persian مَدَد (madad, “help, assistance”), from Arabic مَدَد (madad, “help, assistance”).

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