jilat

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)

1. to lick

Derived terms

• dijilat
• jilatan
• menjilat
• menjilat-jilat
• penjilat
• penjilatan
• terjilat

 

• jilat kilat
• jilat matahari

 

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 Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -at

Verb

jilat (Jawi spelling جيلت)

1. 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.