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mayat

a word from vocabulary Indonesian by Uri Tadmor

Word form	mayat
LWT meaning(s)	the corpse
Word meaning	Body, corpse, cadaver. Sometimes used for animals too, although ‘bangkai’ would be more appropriate.
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	Early Malay [27] (500–1700)
Register	General

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	mayyit 'lifeless, inanimate, dead' Arabic
Effect	Replacement
Salience	Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation	Near East trade and Islamization [27]