liat

See also: LIAT and liât

Finnish

Noun

liat

1. nominative plural of lika

Anagrams

• Ilta, ilta, lait, lati, tali, tila

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈliat/ [ˈli.at̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: li‧at

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay ليات (liat).

Adjective

liat (comparative lebih liat, superlative paling liat)

1. rubbery

   Synonym: kenyal

2. clayey (of soil)
3. tough, hardened

   Synonym: keras

4. elastic, lithe (of rubber), plastic
5. sticky
6. trying to get out of (paying back debts)
7. dry

Derived terms

• meliat

Noun

liat (plural liat-liat)

1. (soil science) clay: a mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics

   Synonym: lempung

Usage notes

There are two schools of soil science with different terminology in Indonesia.

Clay and Loam Translation

School	clay	loam
Universitas Gadjah Mada	lempung	geluh
Institut Pertanian Bogor	liat	lempung

Etymology 2

Verb

liat (active ngeliat, passive diliat)

1. (colloquial) alternative form of lihat (“to see; to look; to stare”)

Derived terms

• keliatan
• keliatannya
• liat-liat

Further reading

• “liat”, 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

Latin

Verb

līat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of līō