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kelasi.

sailor, one who mans a ship

6 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[kəˈla.si]
  1. sailor, one who mans a ship

    obsolete
  2. seaman: a person of the lowest rank in the navy

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay کلاسي (kelasi), from Classical Malay kelasi (“sailor”), from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī, “sailor”). Cognate of English khalasi.

noun[kəˈla.si]
  1. a kind of gibbon (Hylobates leuciscus)

Where this word comes from

Unknown

noun[kəˈla.si]
  1. chelation: the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt

  2. chelation: the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch chelatie (“chelation”).

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