kelasi

• IPA^(key): [kəˈla.si]
• Hyphenation: ke‧la‧si

Inherited from Malay کلاسي (kelasi), from Classical Malay kelasi (“sailor”), from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī, “sailor”). Cognate of English khalasi.

kêlasi (plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. (obsolete) sailor, one who mans a ship

   Synonym: matros

2. (military) seaman
   1. (Indonesia) lowest rank group in the Navy, below corporal (kopral), consist of three levels: seaman recruit (kelasi dua), seaman apprentice (kelasi satu) and seaman (kelasi kepala)
   2. a person of the lowest rank in the British Navy, below able seaman
   3. an enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice
   4. a person of the lowest rank in the Navy

Borrowed from Dutch chelatie (“chelation”).

kêlasi (plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. chelation:
   1. (chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt
   2. (medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals

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• → Malay: کلاسي (kelasi)

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

kêlasi (plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. (zoology) a kind of gibbon (Hylobates leuciscus)

• “kelasi” 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.

• IPA^(key): [kə.la.si]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: ke‧la‧si

Borrowed from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī, “sailor”). Cognate to English khalasi.

kelasi (Jawi spelling کلاسي, plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. (nautical) A sailor.

   Synonyms: anak kapal, pelaut, pelayar

• > Indonesian: kelasi (inherited)

Borrowed from Indonesian kelasi, from Dutch chelatie (“chelation”).

kelasi (Jawi spelling کلاسي)

1. Chelation:
   1. (chemistry) The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
   2. (medicine) The use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals.

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

kelasi (Jawi spelling کلاسي, plural kelasi-kelasi)

1. (zoology) A kind of gibbon (Hylobates leuciscus).

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