jelata

Indonesian

Etymology

• From Sanskrit जनता (janatā, “people, folk, generation”).
• After infixed by *jata +‎ -el-, from Sanskrit जात (jāta, “birth, origin, race”). Doublet of jata and jati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.la.ta/
• Hyphenation: jê‧la‧ta

Noun

jelata

1. commoner

   Synonyms: awam, umum, biasa

Further reading

• “jelata”, 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

• From Sanskrit जनता (janatā, “people, folk, generation”).
• After being infixed by *jata +‎ -el-, from Sanskrit जात (jāta, “birth, origin, race”). Doublet of jata and jati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəlata/
  • (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəlatə]
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: je‧la‧ta

Adjective

jelata (Jawi spelling جلات, comparative lebih jelata, superlative paling jelata)

1. Of or relating to a commoner.

   Synonyms: biasa, marhaen, awam, umum

Affixations

• menjelata (archaic)

Compounds

• rakyat jelata

Further reading

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