melek

melek m

1. alternative form of meleq

Derived from Arabic مَلَك (malak).

melek

1. angel

   Synonyms: melâike, ferişte

   melek kibi ― like an angel

   qoruyıcı melek ― guardian angel

• “melek”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Inherited from Malay melek (“to be open-eyed”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈlɛk/ [məˈlɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: me‧lek

melek

1. to awake, to watch

   Synonym: jaga

2. to realize, to recognise
3. to understand

melek (comparative lebih melek, superlative paling melek)

1. awake, eyes open

• Katherine Davidsen, editor (2015), Tuttle compact Indonesian dictionary: Indonesian-English, English-Indonesian, Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN

• “melek” 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.

• mèleć

From Ottoman Turkish ملك (melek), from Arabic مَلَك (malak, “angel”).

• IPA^(key): /mělek/
• Hyphenation: me‧lek

mèlek m anim (Cyrillic spelling мѐлек)

1. angel

   Synonym: ȃnđeo

• “melek”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

From Dutch melk (“milk”), Dutch Low Saxon melk (“milk”) or German Low German Melk (“milk”).

melek

1. (coconut) milk
2. semen

• (coconut milk): milis

• susu

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980), Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎^[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

From Arabic مَلَك (malak, “angel”).

• IPA^(key): /mɛlɛc/

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melek (definite accusative meleği, plural melekler)

1. angel
2. cherub

• ferişte

From Arabic مَلَك (malak, “angel”).

• IPA^(key): /mɛlɛc/

melek m or f

1. angel
2. cherub