melek

melek m

1. alternative form of meleq

Derived from Arabic مَلَك (malak).

melek

1. angel

   Synonyms: melâike, ferişte

   melek kibi ― like an angel

   qoruyıcı melek ― guardian angel

• “melek”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Inherited from Malay melek (“to be open-eyed”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈlɛk/ [məˈlɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: me‧lek

melek

1. to awake, to watch

   Synonym: jaga

2. to realize, to recognise
3. to understand

melek (comparative lebih melek, superlative paling melek)

1. awake, eyes open

• Katherine Davidsen, editor (2015), Tuttle compact Indonesian dictionary: Indonesian-English, English-Indonesian, Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN

• “melek”, 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

• mèleć

From Ottoman Turkish ملك (melek), from Arabic مَلَك (malak, “angel”).

• IPA^(key): /mělek/
• Hyphenation: me‧lek

mèlek m anim (Cyrillic spelling мѐлек)

1. (regional, chiefly Bosnia, Islam) angel

   Synonym: ȃnđeo

• “melek”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

From Dutch melk (“milk”), Dutch Low Saxon melk (“milk”) or German Low German Melk (“milk”).

melek

1. (coconut) milk
2. semen

• (coconut milk): milis

• susu

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980), Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎^[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ملك (melek, “angel”), from Arabic مَلَك (malak, “angel”).

• IPA^(key): /meˈlec/, [mɛˈlɛc]

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melek (definite accusative meleği, plural melekler)

1. (religion) angel, an incorporeal and holy messenger from a deity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure

   Synonym: ferişte

2. (biblical) cherub, a winged creature attending God and guarding his throne, described as being with four faces

   Synonym: keruv

• “melek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “melek”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “melek1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3123
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “melek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

From Arabic مَلَك (malak, “angel”).

• IPA^(key): /mɛlɛc/

melek m or f

1. angel
2. cherub