loghat

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic لُغَة (luḡa, “language, dialect”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lo.ʁät/, /lo.ɣät/

Noun

loghat (Jawi spelling لوغت, plural loghat-loghat)

  1. dialect; a form of a language unique to one particular area.
    Loghat Utara
    Northern dialect
    Synonym(s): dialek, pelat
  2. accent; a distinctive way in which one pronounces a language.
    Loghat Indon
    Indonesian accent
    Synonym(s): pelat, aksen

Adjective

loghat

  1. hurried.
    Synonym(s): tergesa-gesa, lintang-pukang

Descendants

  • Indonesian: logat

Further reading

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