langit-langit

Reduplication of langit (“sky”).

langit-langit

1. (anatomy) palate (roof of the mouth)

Reduplication of langit (“sky”), from Malay langit-langit.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlä.ŋɪt̪̚ ˈlä.ŋɪt̪̚/
• Rhymes: -aŋit, -ŋit, -it
• Hyphenation: la‧ngit‧la‧ngit

langit-langit

1. any cloths covering the bed roof

   Synonym: kelambu (“mosquito net”)

2. ceiling

   Synonyms: plafon, siling (Malay)

3. (anatomy) palate (roof of the mouth)

   Synonym: palatum

• lelangit

• → Tetum: langit-langit

• “langit-langit”, 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

Reduplication of langit (“sky”).

• IPA^(key): /la.ŋit la.ŋit/
• Rhymes: -aŋit, -ŋit, -it

langit-langit (Jawi spelling لاڠيت٢, uncountable)

1. fabric placed on top of a room under an attap roof
2. (anatomy) palate (roof of the mouth)

• lelangit

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

Borrowed from Indonesian langit-langit (“palate”).

langit-langit

1. (anatomy) palate (roof of the mouth)

   Synonym: palatu

• Catharina Williams-van Klinken (2023), GLOSARIU termu saude ho mediku (Tetun/Ingles) [Tetun/English glossary of health and medical terms] (in Tetum), Dili: Dili Institute of Technology