gilap

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gilap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gilap (“radiance”). Doublet of kilap and kilat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡilap/ [ˈɡi.lap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ilap
  • Syllabification: gi‧lap

Adjective

gilap (comparative lebih gilap, superlative paling gilap)

  1. (chiefly dialectal) shiny, glossy, luster, flashy

Derived terms

  • gemilap
  • gilap-gemilap
  • menggilapkan
  • penggilap

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gilap”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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