walet

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈwalet/ [ˈwa.lɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -alet
  • Syllabification: wa‧let

Noun

walét

  1. swallow, martin (any bird in the family Hirundinidae)
    Synonym: layang-layang
  2. swift (any small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae)

Compounds

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown; possibly Borrowed from Anglo-Norman walet if that is not a borrowing from English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waˈlɛt/, /ˈwalit/

Noun

walet

  1. A bag or knapsack (usually one used for the holding of essentials)

Descendants

  • English: wallet
  • Scots: wallet

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.lɛt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alɛt
  • Syllabification: wa‧let

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French valet.

Noun

walet m animal

  1. (card games) jack
    walet karojack of diamonds
    walet kierjack of hearts
    walet pikjack of spades
    walet trefljack of clubs
Declension

See also

Playing cards in Polish · karty do gry (layout · text)
as dwójka trójka czwórka piątka szóstka siódemka
ósemka dziewiątka dziesiątka walet dama król dżoker

Noun

walet m pers

  1. (colloquial) person who lives or sleeps somewhere illegally and without registration, especially in dormitory (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension
Derived terms
adverb

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

walet f

  1. genitive plural of waleta

Further reading

  • walet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • walet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • walet in PWN's encyclopedia

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English wallet.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwalet/ [ˈwaː.lɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -alet
  • Syllabification: wa‧let

Noun

walet (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. wallet
    Synonyms: pitaka, portamoneda