jilat
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay jilat (“to lick”), from Proto-Malayic *dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒilat/
- Rhymes: -lat, -at, -t
- Hyphenation: ji‧lat
Noun
jilat (base-imperative jilat, active menjilat, ordinary passive dijilat, adversative passive terjilat)
- to lick
Derived terms
- dijilat
- jilatan
- menjilat
- menjilat-jilat
- penjilat
- penjilatan
- terjilat
- jilat kilat
- jilat matahari
Further reading
- “jilat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -at
Derived terms
- berjilat (“to lick”)
- penjilat (“licker, bootlicker, coward”)
Descendants
- Indonesian: jilat (“to lick”)
Further reading
- “jilat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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