kilat

See also: kilát

English

Alternative forms

• gilat, keelat

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay kilat (“lightning-quick, (slang) impressive”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˈk˭i(ː)lat̚]

Adjective

kilat (comparative more kilat, superlative most kilat)

1. (Singapore, Singlish, originally military slang) Impressive, top-notch or outstanding.

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, compare Malay kilat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kilat/
• Hyphenation: ki‧lat

Noun

kilat

1. lightning (flash of light)

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilát

1. lightning

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kidlat

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧lat
• IPA^(key): /ˈkilat/ [ˈki.l̪ɐt̪]

Noun

kílat (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜆ᜔)

1. lightning

   Synonym: linti

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈlat/ [kiˈlat]

Noun

kilát

1. lightning

   Synonym: linti

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC, compare Cebuano kilat.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kilat (“lightning”), from Proto-Malayic *kilat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkilat/ [ˈki.lat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ilat
• Syllabification: ki‧lat

Noun

kilat (plural kilat-kilat)

1. (literally) lightning, flash of light
2. (figurative) something fast

Adjective

kilat

1. lightning (extremely fast or sudden)
2. shiny

Derived terms

• berkilat
• berkilat-kilat
• berkilatan
• kilatan
• mengilat
• mengilat-ngilatkan
• mengilatkan
• pengilat
• terkilat

• kilat akar serabut
• kilat antar awan
• kilat batang
• kilat bola
• kilat dari awan ke bumi
• kilat garis
• kilat panas
• kilat roket

Further reading

• “kilat”, 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

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese kilat.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kilat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilat/ [ˈki.lat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ilat, -lat, -at

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Hyphenation: ki‧lat

Noun

kilat (Jawi spelling کيلت, plural kilat-kilat or kilat²)

1. lightning (flash of light)

Adjective

kilat (Jawi spelling کيلت, comparative lebih kilat, superlative paling kilat)

1. lightning (extremely fast or sudden)

Further reading

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

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Verb

kilat

1. to flash (lightning)

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

   Synonym: kilakilat

References

• Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilát

1. lightning

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Ponosakan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Derived terms

• kumilat

Further reading

• Niemann, G. K. (1869), “MEDEDEELINGEN OMTRENT DE ALFOERSCHE TAAL VAN NOORD-OOST CELEBES. I. Vergelijkende Woordenlijst”, in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië‎^[2], volume 16, number 2/3, →JSTOR, pages 205–252

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilát

1. lightning

Swedish

Verb

kilat

1. supine of kila

Tagabawa

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /kilat/ [k̟ɪˈlat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ki‧lat

Noun

kilat (Sulat Sūg spelling كِلَتْ)

1. lightning

Tetum

Etymology

Actually lightning.

Noun

kilat

1. firearm

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilát

1. lightning