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Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: ke‧la‧si
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay kelasi, from Classical Malay kelasi (“sailor”), from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī, “sailor”). Cognate of English khalasi.
Noun
kêlasi
- (obsolete) sailor, one who mans a ship.
- Synonym: matros
- (military) seaman
- (Indonesia) lowest rank group in the Navy, below corporal (kopral), consist of three levels: seaman recruit (kelasi dua), seaman apprentice (kelasi satu) and seaman (kelasi kepala)
- a person of the lowest rank in the British Navy, below able seaman.
- an enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
- a person of the lowest rank in the Navy
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch chelatie (“chelation”).
Noun
kêlasi
- chelation:
- (chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
- (medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals.
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Etymology 3
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kêlasi
- (zoology) a kind of gibbon (Hylobates leuciscus).
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