kilap

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

kilap (comparative lebih kilap, superlative paling kilap)

  1. shiny, glossy, luster, flashy

Derived terms

  • berkilap
  • berkilap-kilap
  • kemilap
  • mengilap
  • mengilapkan
  • pengilap
  • pengilapan
  • sekilap
  • kilap bibir

References

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

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