pelat

See also: pelât and Pélat

Albanian

Noun

pelat

1. definite nominative/accusative plural of pelë

Catalan

Etymology

From pelar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈlat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peˈlat]
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

pelat (feminine pelada, masculine plural pelats, feminine plural pelades)

1. bare, barren

   Synonym: escarit

2. penniless, indigent

   Synonym: indigent

Participle

pelat (feminine pelada, masculine plural pelats, feminine plural pelades)

1. past participle of pelar

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch plaat, from Middle Dutch plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈlat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: pê‧lat

Noun

pelat (plural pelat-pelat)

1. board, sheet, plate
2. record
3. slab
   1. (architecture) a structural element, made of concrete, that is used to create flat horizontal surfaces

      Synonym: papak (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• berpelat

• pelat arloji
• pelat baja
• pelat getar
• pelat lantai
• pelat merah
• pelat mode
• pelat nomor
• pelat sisi geladak
• pelat tembaga

Etymology 2

From Dutch plat (“dialect”), Platduits (“Low German”, literally “flat German”), possibly “not elevated, ordinary, simple” speech, ultimately same as first etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛlat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: pè‧lat

Adjective

pelat

1. having difficulties in pronouncing words correctly

   Synonym: telor

Further reading

• “pelat” 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 Dutch plat, Platduits.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pelat/
• Rhymes: -elat, -at

Noun

pelat (Jawi spelling ڤلت, plural pelat-pelat)

1. the inability to speak correctly

   Orang Filipina itu tidak berpelat sedikit pun dalam cubaannya untuk bercakap bahasa Melayu.

   That Filipino doesn't have even the slightest of a foreign accent in his attempt to speak Malay.

2. accent

   Synonyms: telor, loghat

   Pelat Inggeris

   English accent

See also

• loghat

Further reading

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