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kelat.

brace, sheet

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈlat/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈlat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. brace, sheet

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kelat (“sheet of sail of small boat”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalat (“thick, heavy rope”).

noun/kəˈlat/[kəˈlat̪̚]/ˈkelat/[ˈke.lat̪̚]
  1. chelate

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch chelaat (“chelate”).

adj/kəˈlat/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈlat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. sticky

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kelat (“pinning together, fastening two objects”).

noun/kəˈlat/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈlat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Certain plants of genus Eugenia, especially Eugenia reinwardtiana (beach cherry or Cedar Bay cherry) or formerly of Eugenia, now included in genus Syzygium.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kelat.

adj/kəˈlat/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈlat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. astringent, tart

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kelat (“astringent, tart”).

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