kelasi

• IPA^(key): [kəˈla.si]
• Hyphenation: ke‧la‧si

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

kêlasi (plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. (obsolete) sailor, one who mans a ship

   Synonym: matros

2. (military) seaman: a person of the lowest rank in the navy

Borrowed from Dutch chelatie (“chelation”).

kêlasi (plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. chelation:
   1. (chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt
   2. (medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals

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• → Malay: کلاسي (kelasi)

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

kêlasi (plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. (zoology) a kind of gibbon (Hylobates leuciscus)

• “kelasi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Borrowed from French classe.

kelasi

1. class

• IPA^(key): [kə.la.si]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: ke‧la‧si

Borrowed from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī, “sailor”). Cognate to English khalasi.

kelasi (Jawi spelling کلاسي, plural kelasi-kelasi or kelasi²)

1. (nautical) A sailor.

   Synonyms: anak kapal, pelaut, pelayar

• > Indonesian: kelasi (inherited)

Borrowed from Indonesian kelasi, from Dutch chelatie (“chelation”).

kelasi (Jawi spelling کلاسي, uncountable)

1. Chelation:
   1. (chemistry) The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
   2. (medicine) The use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals.

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

kelasi (Jawi spelling کلاسي, plural kelasi-kelasi or kelasi²)

1. (zoology) A kind of gibbon (Hylobates leuciscus).

• "kelasi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017