liat

liat

1. nominative plural of lika

• Ilta, ilta, lait, lati, tali, tila

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈliat/ [ˈli.at̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: li‧at

Inherited from Malay ليات (liat).

liat (comparative lebih liat, superlative paling liat)

1. rubbery

   Synonym: kenyal

2. clayey (of soil)
3. tough, hardened

   Synonym: keras

4. elastic, lithe (of rubber), plastic
5. sticky
6. trying to get out of (paying back debts)
7. dry

liat (plural liat-liat)

1. (soil science) clay: a mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics

   Synonym: lempung

There are two schools of soil science with different terminology in Indonesia.

liat (active ngeliat, passive diliat)

1. (colloquial) alternative form of lihat (“to see; to look; to stare”)

• “liat” 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.

līat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of līō