atlit

Malay

Etymology

From English athlete, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs), from ἀθλέω (athléō, “compete for a prize”), from ἆθλον (âthlon, “prize”) or ἆθλος (âthlos, “competition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛt.lit]
• Rhymes: -lit, -it
• Hyphenation: at‧lit

Noun

atlit (Jawi spelling اتليت, plural atlit-atlit, informal 1st possessive atlitku, 2nd possessive atlitmu, 3rd possessive atlitnya)

1. Alternative form of atlet.

Further reading

• “atlit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.