peluit

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fluit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.lu.ɪt̚/
• Rhymes: -ɪt̚
• Hyphenation: pê‧lu‧it

Noun

pêluit (plural peluit-peluit)

2. whistle (a device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound)
3. (uncommon) siren (a device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device)

   Synonym: sirene

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berpeluit

 

Further reading

• “peluit” 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

Borrowed from Dutch fluit via Indonesian peluit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəluit/, [pəlu(w)et]
• Rhymes: -uit, -it

Noun

peluit (Jawi spelling ڤلوءيت, plural peluit-peluit, informal 1st possessive peluitku, 2nd possessive peluitmu, 3rd possessive peluitnya)

1. A whistle.

   Synonym: wisel

Further reading

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