lalat

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lalət (compare Malay lalat), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laləj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.lat/

Noun

lalat

1. fly (insect of the family Muscidae)

See also

• langau

Cebuano

Etymology

Wordplay from bilat.

Noun

lalat

1. (informal, vulgar) vagina, pussy, cat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lalat, from Proto-Malayic *lalət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laləj. Compare Javanese laler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.lat̚/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: la‧lat

Noun

lalat (plural lalat-lalat)

1. fly (insect of the family Muscidae)

Alternative forms

• laler

Derived terms

• lalat buah
• lalat hijau
• lalat kandang
• lalat kerbau
• lalat kuda
• lalat limbah
• lalat putih
• lalat rumah
• lalat tsetse

Further reading

• “lalat” 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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lalət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laləj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lalat/
• Rhymes: -alat, -lat, -at

Noun

lalat (Jawi spelling لالت, plural lalat-lalat, informal 1st possessive lalatku, 2nd possessive lalatmu, 3rd possessive lalatnya)

1. fly (insect of the family Muscidae)

Further reading

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