pelat
Albanian
Noun
pelat
- definite nominative/accusative plural of pelë
Catalan
Etymology
From pelar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pelat (feminine pelada, masculine plural pelats, feminine plural pelades)
Participle
pelat (feminine pelada, masculine plural pelats, feminine plural pelades)
- past participle of pelar
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutch plaat, from Middle Dutch plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈlat/ [pəˈlat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: pe‧lat
Noun
pelat (plural pelat-pelat)
- board, sheet, plate
- record
- slab
- (architecture) a structural element, made of concrete, that is used to create flat horizontal surfaces
- Synonym: papak (Standard Malay)
- (architecture) a structural element, made of concrete, that is used to create flat horizontal surfaces
Derived terms
- berpelat
- pelat arloji
- pelat baja
- pelat getar
- pelat lantai
- pelat merah
- pelat mode
- pelat nomor
- pelat sisi geladak
- pelat tembaga
Etymology 2
From Dutch plat (“dialect”), Platduits (“Low German”, literally “flat German”), possibly “not elevated, ordinary, simple” speech, ultimately same as first etymology.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpelat/ [ˈpe.lat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -elat
- Syllabification: pe‧lat
Adjective
pelat (comparative lebih pelat, superlative paling pelat)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sasak [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpelat/ [ˈpe.lat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -elat
- Syllabification: pe‧lat
Adjective
pelat (comparative lebih pelat, superlative paling pelat)
- dirt on hands, around the mouth, and other parts of the body due to food
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Musi [Term?] (Lematang).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈlat/ [pəˈlat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: pe‧lat
Noun
pelat (plural pelat-pelat)
- the part of the rubber tree trunk that is cut so that the rubber sap comes out
Further reading
- “pelat”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pelat/
- Rhymes: -elat, -at
Noun
pelat (Jawi spelling ڤلت, plural pelat-pelat or pelat2)
- the inability to speak correctly
- Orang Filipina itu tidak berpelat sedikit pun dalam cubaannya untuk bercakap bahasa Melayu.
- That Filipino doesn't have even the slightest of a foreign accent in his attempt to speak Malay.
- accent
See also
Further reading
- "pelat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017