atlit

Malay

Etymology

From English athlete, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs), from ἀθλέω (athléō, “compete for a prize”), from ἆθλον (âthlon, “prize”) or ἆθλος (âthlos, “competition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛt.lit]
• Rhymes: -lit, -it
• Hyphenation: at‧lit

Noun

atlit (Jawi spelling اتليت, plural atlit-atlit or atlit²)

1. alternative form of atlet

Further reading

• "atlit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017