melek
التعريفات والمعاني
== Albanian ==
=== Noun ===
melek m
alternative form of meleq
== Crimean Tatar ==
=== Etymology ===
Derived from Arabic مَلَك (malak).
=== Noun ===
melek
angel
Synonyms: melâike, ferişte
melek kibi ― like an angel
qoruyıcı melek ― guardian angel
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
“melek”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Malay melek (“to be open-eyed”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈlɛk/ [məˈlɛk̚]
Rhymes: -ɛk
Syllabification: me‧lek
=== Verb ===
melek
to awake, to watch
Synonym: jaga
to realize, to recognise
to understand
=== Adjective ===
melek (comparative lebih melek, superlative paling melek)
awake, eyes open
=== Derived terms ===
=== References ===
Katherine Davidsen, editor (2015), Tuttle compact Indonesian dictionary: Indonesian-English, English-Indonesian, Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN
=== Further reading ===
“melek”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
mèleć
=== Etymology ===
From Ottoman Turkish ملك (melek), from Arabic مَلَك (malak, “angel”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /mělek/
Hyphenation: me‧lek
=== Noun ===
mèlek m anim (Cyrillic spelling мѐлек)
(regional, chiefly Bosnia, Islam) angel
Synonym: ȃnđeo
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“melek”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
== Tok Pisin ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dutch melk (“milk”), Dutch Low Saxon melk (“milk”) or German Low German Melk (“milk”).
=== Noun ===
melek
(coconut) milk
semen
==== Synonyms ====
(coconut milk): milis
=== See also ===
susu
=== References ===
Mosel, Ulrike (1980), Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ملك (melek, “angel”), from Arabic مَلَك (malak, “angel”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /meˈlec/, [mɛˈlɛc]
=== Noun ===
melek (definite accusative meleği, plural melekler)
(religion) angel, an incorporeal and holy messenger from a deity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure
Synonym: ferişte
(biblical) cherub, a winged creature attending God and guarding his throne, described as being with four faces
Synonym: keruv
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“melek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “melek”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “melek1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3123
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “melek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
== Zazaki ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic مَلَك (malak, “angel”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /mɛlɛc/
=== Noun ===
melek m or f
angel
cherub