jilat

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jilat (“to lick”), from Proto-Malayic *dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒilat/
Rhymes: -lat, -at, -t
Hyphenation: ji‧lat

Noun

jilat (base-imperative jilat, active menjilat, ordinary passive dijilat, adversative passive terjilat)

to lick

Derived terms

Further reading

“jilat” 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

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -at

Verb

jilat (Jawi spelling جيلت)

lick

Derived terms

berjilat (“to lick”)
penjilat (“licker, bootlicker, coward”)

Descendants

Indonesian: jilat (“to lick”)

Further reading

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

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