pelat

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See also: pelât and Pélat

Catalan

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Etymology

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From pelar.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pelat (feminine pelada, masculine plural pelats, feminine plural pelades)

  1. bare, barren
    Synonym: escarit
  2. penniless, indigent
    Synonym: indigent

Participle

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pelat (feminine pelada, masculine plural pelats, feminine plural pelades)

  1. past participle of pelar

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch plaat, from Middle Dutch plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəˈlat̪̚]
  • Hyphenation: pê‧lat

Noun

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pelat (plural pelat-pelat, first-person possessive pelatku, second-person possessive pelatmu, third-person possessive pelatnya)

  1. board, sheet, plate
  2. record
  3. slab
    1. (architecture) a structural element, made of concrete, that is used to create flat horizontal surfaces
      Synonym: papak (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Dutch plat (dialect), Platduits (Low German, literally flat German), possibly “not elevated, ordinary, simple” speech, ultimately same as first etymology.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛlat̪̚]
  • Hyphenation: pè‧lat

Adjective

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pelat

  1. having difficulties in pronouncing words correctly
    Synonym: telor

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Dutch plat, Platduits.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pelat (Jawi spelling ڤلت, plural pelat-pelat, informal 1st possessive pelatku, 2nd possessive pelatmu, 3rd possessive pelatnya)

  1. 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.
  2. accent
    Synonyms: telor, loghat
    Pelat Inggeris
    English accent

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