adati

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

adati (countable and uncountable, plural adatis)

  1. (India, historical) A fine Bengal muslin or cotton cloth.

Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Malay عادت (adat), from Persian عادت ('âdat), from Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

adati

  1. tradition

Alternative forms[edit]

  • adat (with vowel deletion)

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh