silalatu

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese silalatu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /silaˈlatu/ [si.laˈla.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu
• Syllabification: si‧la‧la‧tu

Noun

silalatu

1. (Sunda) small bits of burning matter that flies up from a fire; spark

Further reading

• “silalatu” 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.

Sundanese

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lalatu. Cognate of Javanese ꦭꦠꦸ (latu).

Noun

silalatu (Sundanese script ᮞᮤᮜᮜᮒᮥ)

1. small bits of burning matter that flies up from a fire; spark

Descendants

• → Indonesian: silalatu

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia