pelet

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpelet/ [ˈpe.lɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -elet
  • Syllabification: pe‧let

Noun

pelet (plural pelet-pelet)

  1. streaks on wood
  2. Kleinhovia hospita
Derived terms
  • berpelet
  • pelet pucuk tebu

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpelet/ [ˈpe.lɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -elet
  • Syllabification: pe‧let

Noun

pelet (plural pelet-pelet)

  1. birdlime (sticky substance to catch birds)
  2. dugong oil
  3. synonym of bujukan
  4. synonym of pesona
  5. attraction magic love spell
Derived terms
  • memelet
  • peletan
  • terpelet
  • pelet fekal

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dutch pellet (pellet), from English pellet, from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (small ball), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (ball).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpelet/ [ˈpe.lɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -elet
  • Syllabification: pe‧let

Noun

pelet (plural pelet-pelet)

  1. (literally) pellet (small, compressed, hard chunk of matter)
  2. fish feed which is usually made from fish meal, snail meal, coconut meal, and so on
  3. compressed feed (usually in the form of small, granular cylinders)
Derived terms
  • pelet fekal

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Dutch pellet (pellet), from English pellet, from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (small ball), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (ball).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpelet/ [ˈpe.lɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -elet
  • Syllabification: pe‧let

Noun

pelet (plural pelet-pelet)

  1. a knife-like cleaning tool, made of metal, used to clean the remaining kejai in the bowl

Further reading

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English plate.

Noun

pelet

  1. plate