pelita
Esperanto
Adjective
pelita (accusative singular pelitan, plural pelitaj, accusative plural pelitajn)
- singular past passive participle of peli
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Hindi पलीता (palītā, “candle wick”), from Persian پلیته (palīta).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pəˈlita]
- Hyphenation: pê‧li‧ta
Noun
pêlita (first-person possessive pelitaku, second-person possessive pelitamu, third-person possessive pelitanya)
- lamp.
- Synonym: lampu
- (figuratively) light, illumination.
- Synonyms: penerang, petunjuk
Derived terms
- berpelita
Etymology 2
The term was born during New Order as an acronym of the words "pembangunan lima tahun" (five years development) as the five-years development plan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pəˈlita]
- Hyphenation: pê‧li‧ta
Noun
pêlita (first-person possessive pelitaku, second-person possessive pelitamu, third-person possessive pelitanya)
- acronym of pembangunan lima tahun (“five years development”).
Further reading
- “pelita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish
Noun
pelita f (plural pelitas)
- pelite