peluit

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fluit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.lu.ɪt̚/
  • Rhymes: -ɪt̚
  • Hyphenation: pê‧lu‧it

Noun

pêluit (plural peluit-peluit, first-person possessive peluitku, second-person possessive peluitmu, third-person possessive peluitnya)

  1. whistle (a device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound)
  2. (uncommon) siren (a device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device)
    Synonym: sirene

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Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fluit via Indonesian peluit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəluit/, [pəlu(w)et]
  • Rhymes: -uit, -it

Noun

peluit (Jawi spelling ڤلوءيت, plural peluit-peluit, informal 1st possessive peluitku, 2nd possessive peluitmu, 3rd possessive peluitnya)

  1. A whistle.
    Synonym: wisel

Further reading

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