walet

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwalɛt/ [ˈwa.lɛt̪̚]
• Syllabification: wa‧let

Noun

walèt

1. swallow, martin (any bird in the family Hirundinidae)

   Synonym: layang-layang

2. swift (any small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae)

Further reading

• “walet” 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.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wallett, walette

Etymology

Unknown.

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

• “walet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-30.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvalɛt/

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• Rhymes: -alɛt
• Syllabification: wa‧let

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French valet.

Noun

walet m animal

1. (card games) jack

   walet karo ― jack of diamonds

   walet kier ― jack of hearts

   walet pik ― jack of spades

   walet trefl ― jack of clubs

Declension

Declension of walet

	singular	plural
nominative	walet	walety
genitive	waleta	waletów
dative	waletowi	waletom
accusative	waleta	walety
instrumental	waletem	waletami
locative	walecie	waletach
vocative	walecie	walety

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

Declension of walet

	singular	plural
nominative	walet	waleci/walety (deprecative)
genitive	waleta	waletów
dative	waletowi	waletom
accusative	waleta	waletów
instrumental	waletem	waletami
locative	walecie	waletach
vocative	walecie	waleci

Derived terms

adverb

• na waleta

 

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