ꦲꦶꦭꦠ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese ilat, hilat (“tongue”). Cognate to Sundanese ᮄᮜᮒ᮪ (ilat), Tenggarong Kutai Malay elat.

Noun

ꦲꦶꦭꦠ꧀ (ilat) (krama-ngoko)

1. (anatomy) tongue

   Synonym: (krama inggil) ꦭꦶꦝꦃ (lidhah)

2. wooden peg used to regulate the flow of water in a pipe.

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “ilat”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

• "ilat" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974