abklats

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Abklatsch (squeeze, literally cliché).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈabklats/ [ˈap̚.klat̪s]
  • Rhymes: -abklats
  • Syllabification: ab‧klats

Noun

abklats (plural abklats-abklats)

  1. (archaeology) squeeze (a reverse copy of an inscription, made by applying moist filter paper and pushing into the indentations by percussive use of a stiff brush)
    Synonym: acuan kertas

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