beledu

Indonesian

Alternative forms
  • beludru, beldu, belederu
  • baldu (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Etymology

From Portuguese veludo, from Spanish velludo, from Catalan vellut, from Late Latin villutus, from Latin villus (“hair”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bələdu/
  • Hyphenation: bê‧lê‧du

Noun

bêlêdu (first-person possessive beleduku, second-person possessive beledumu, third-person possessive beledunya)

  1. (archaic) velvet: A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

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