beludru
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Malay beludru, a variant of baldu, from Portuguese veludo.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈludru/ [bəˈlut̪̚.ru]
- Rhymes: -udru
- Syllabification: be‧lud‧ru
Noun
beludru (plural beludru-beludru)
- velvet: a closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side
Further reading
- “beludru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.