elastik

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Etymology

From English elastic, from French élastique, from New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós), alternative form of ἐλατός (elatós, “ductile”) (cf. ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”)), from ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: èlas‧tik

Noun

elastik (first-person possessive elastikku, second-person possessive elastikmu, third-person possessive elastiknya)

  1. elastic:
    1. an elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
    2. an elastic band.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay elastik.

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From English elastic.

Adjective

elastik

  1. elastic, stretchy

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian elastik.

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish الاستیق (elastik), from French élastique. Doublet of lastik.

Pronunciation

Adjective

elastik

  1. elastic
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