kilat

See also: kilát

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, compare Malay kilat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kilat/
• Hyphenation: ki‧lat

Noun

kilat

1. lightning (flash of light)

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilát

1. lightning

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kidlat

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧lat
• IPA^(key): /ˈkilat/ [ˈki.l̪ɐt̪]

Noun

kílat (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜆ᜔)

1. lightning

   Synonym: linti

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈlat/ [kiˈlat]

Noun

kilát

1. lightning

   Synonym: linti

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC, compare Cebuano kilat.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kilat (“lightning”), from Proto-Malayic *kilat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkilat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: ki‧lat

Noun

kilat (plural kilat-kilat, first-person possessive kilatku, second-person possessive kilatmu, third-person possessive kilatnya)

1. (literally) lightning: a flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
2. (figurative) shiny
3. (figurative) something fast

Adjective

kilat

1. lightning (extremely fast or sudden)

Derived terms

• berkilat
• berkilat-kilat
• berkilatan
• kilatan
• mengilat
• mengilat-ngilatkan
• mengilatkan
• pengilat
• terkilat

 

• kilat akar serabut
• kilat antar awan
• kilat batang
• kilat bola
• kilat dari awan ke bumi
• kilat garis
• kilat panas
• kilat roket

 

Further reading

• “kilat” 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.

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese kilat.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kilat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kilat/
• Rhymes: -ilat, -lat, -at

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Noun

kilat (Jawi spelling کيلت, plural kilat-kilat, informal 1st possessive kilatku, 2nd possessive kilatmu, 3rd possessive kilatnya)

1. lightning (flash of light)

Adjective

kilat (Jawi spelling کيلت)

1. lightning (extremely fast or sudden)

Further reading

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

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Verb

kilat

1. to flash (lightning)

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

   Synonym: kilakilat

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilát

1. lightning

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilát

1. lightning

Swedish

Verb

kilat

1. supine of kila

Tagabawa

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilat

1. lightning

Tetum

Etymology

Actually lightning.

Noun

kilat

1. firearm

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Noun

kilát

1. lightning