kelasi

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈla.si]
• Hyphenation: ke‧la‧si

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay کلاسي (kelasi), from Classical Malay kelasi (“sailor”), from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī, “sailor”). Cognate of English khalasi.

Noun

kêlasi (plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. (obsolete) sailor, one who mans a ship.

   Synonym: matros

2. (military) seaman
   1. (Indonesia) lowest rank group in the Navy, below corporal (kopral), consist of three levels: seaman recruit (kelasi dua), seaman apprentice (kelasi satu) and seaman (kelasi kepala)
   2. a person of the lowest rank in the British Navy, below able seaman.
   3. an enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
   4. a person of the lowest rank in the Navy

Derived terms

• biru kelasi
• kelasi dua
• kelasi kepala
• kelasi satu

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch chelatie (“chelation”).

Noun

kêlasi (plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. chelation:
   1. (chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
   2. (medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals.

Synonyms

• pengkelatan
• penyepitan

Descendants

• → Malay: کلاسي (kelasi)

Etymology 3

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kêlasi (plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. (zoology) a kind of gibbon (Hylobates leuciscus).

Further reading

• “kelasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kə.la.si]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: ke‧la‧si

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī, “sailor”). Cognate to English khalasi.

Noun

kelasi (Jawi spelling کلاسي, plural kelasi-kelasi, informal 1st possessive kelasiku, 2nd possessive kelasimu, 3rd possessive kelasinya)

1. (nautical) A sailor.

   Synonyms: anak kapal, pelaut, pelayar

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kelasi (inherited)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Indonesian kelasi, from Dutch chelatie (“chelation”).

Noun

kelasi (Jawi spelling کلاسي, informal 1st possessive kelasiku, 2nd possessive kelasimu, 3rd possessive kelasinya)

1. Chelation:
   1. (chemistry) The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
   2. (medicine) The use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals.

Etymology 3

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kelasi (Jawi spelling کلاسي, plural kelasi-kelasi, informal 1st possessive kelasiku, 2nd possessive kelasimu, 3rd possessive kelasinya)

1. (zoology) A kind of gibbon (Hylobates leuciscus).

Further reading

• “kelasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.