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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch fluit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.lu.ɪt̚/
- Rhymes: -ɪt̚
- Hyphenation: pê‧lu‧it
Noun
pêluit (plural peluit-peluit, first-person possessive peluitku, second-person possessive peluitmu, third-person possessive peluitnya)
- whistle (a device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound)
- (uncommon) siren (a device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device)
- Synonym: sirene
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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch fluit via Indonesian peluit.
Pronunciation
Noun
peluit (Jawi spelling ڤلوءيت, plural peluit-peluit, informal 1st possessive peluitku, 2nd possessive peluitmu, 3rd possessive peluitnya)
- A whistle.
- Synonym: wisel
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