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)
- alternative form of atlet
Further reading
- “atlit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.