walet

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[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • walet”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
    • 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