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pelat.

board, sheet, plate

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈlat/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈlat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. board, sheet, plate

  2. record

  3. slab

  4. slab a structural element, made of concrete, that is used to create flat horizontal surfaces

Where this word comes from

From Dutch plaat, from Middle Dutch plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus.

noun/pəˈlat/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈlat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. the part of the rubber tree trunk that is cut so that the rubber sap comes out

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Musi [Term?] (Lematang).

adj/ˈpelat/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpe.lat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. dirt on hands, around the mouth, and other parts of the body due to food

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sasak [Term?].

adj/ˈpelat/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpe.lat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. having difficulties in pronouncing words correctly

Where this word comes from

From Dutch plat (“dialect”), Platduits (“Low German”, literally “flat German”), possibly “not elevated, ordinary, simple” speech, ultimately same as first etymology.

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