lelatu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese lelatu (ꦊꦭꦠꦸ), duplicated/plural form of latu (ꦭꦠꦸ, “fire”), from Old Javanese latu (“spark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ləˈlat̪u]
• Hyphenation: lê‧la‧tu

Noun

lelatu (first-person possessive lelatuku, second-person possessive lelatumu, third-person possessive lelatunya)

1. spark.

   Synonyms: bunga api, kilatan api

Further reading

• “lelatu” 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.