English edit

Noun edit

adati (countable and uncountable, plural adatis)

  1. (India, historical) A fine Bengal muslin or cotton cloth.

Ternate edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Malay عادت (adat), from Persian عادت ('âdat), from Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

adati

  1. tradition

Alternative forms edit

  • adat (with vowel deletion)

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh