jelas

See also: jęłaś

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jelas, from Proto-Malayic *jəlas. Compare Minangkabau jaleh, Kerinci jeleh.

• Unlikely to be borrowed from Arabic جلس (“to explain, to give explanation, to sit while listening to a sermon; see majelis”, literally “to sit”), or جلي (“apparent, visible, clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈlas/, [d͡ʒəˈlas]
• Hyphenation: jê‧las
• Rhymes: -əlas, -las, -as

Adjective

jêlas (superlative terjelas)

1. clear:
   1. free of ambiguity or doubt

      Synonyms: terang, gamblang

   2. distinct, sharp, well-marked

      Synonyms: nyata, tegas, terang, gamblang

2. certain, sure

   Synonyms: yakin, tegas

   Antonyms: ragu-ragu, bimbang

Derived terms

• kejelasan
• memperjelas
• menjelaskan
• penjelas
• penjelasan
• terjelas
• terjelaskan

Further reading

• “jelas”, 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jəlas. Compare Minangkabau jaleh, Kerinci jeleh.

• Unlikely to be borrowed Arabic جلس (“to explain, to give explanation, to sit while listening to a sermon”, literally “to sit”), or جلي (“apparent, visible, clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒə.las]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -las, -as
• Hyphenation: je‧las

Adjective

jelas (Jawi spelling جلس, comparative lebih jelas, superlative paling jelas)

1. Clear:

   Synonyms: nyata, terang

   Antonym: kabur

   1. Aurally or visually easy to be perceived.

      Kata-katanya tidak jelas.

      His/Her words weren't clear.

   2. Not ambiguous.

      Jawapannya tidak jelas.

      His/Her answer wasn't clear.

2. Finished, complete.

   Synonyms: habis, selesai, beres

   Pekerjaannya belum jelas.

   His/Her work isn't finshed yet.

Derived terms

• berjelas-jelas
• jelaskan
• kejelasan
• penjelas
• penjelasan
• perjelas
• sejelas-jelasnya

Noun

pokok jelas (Jawi spelling ڤوکوق جلس, uncountable)

1. A type of tree; Enrycoma longifolia.

   Synonyms: bidara merah, lempedu pahit

Further reading

• "jelas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017