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ilat.

loss

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪlat̚/
  1. loss

    dialectal
  2. accident

    dialectal
  3. misfortune

    dialectal
  4. sickness

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla, “defect; reason”).

conj/ˈɪlat̚/
  1. because

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla, “defect; reason”).

noun/ˈɪlat̚/
  1. blade: the sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade/sword

    dialectal
  2. hollow tool in the resonator of the kecapi for inserting the ends of the tension shafts of the strings

Where this word comes from

From Sundanese ilat (“tongue”), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat (“to lick”). Cognate of Javanese ꦲꦶꦭꦠ꧀ (ilat, “tongue”), Old Javanese ilat, hilat (“tongue”).

adj/ˈɪlat̚/
  1. sick

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla, “defect; reason”).

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