melati

Inherited from Malay melati, from From Classical Malay ملاتي (melati), from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī, “jasmine”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈlati/ [məˈla.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: me‧la‧ti

mêlati (plural melati-melati)

1. jasmine (Jasminum sambac)

   Synonyms: (rare) melur, (uncommon) yasmin

2. (law enforcement, military) the epaulette of a middle-rank officer in the Indonesian National Armed Forces and Indonesian National Police

• “melati”, 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

• IPA^(key): /meˈla.ti/
• Rhymes: -ati
• Hyphenation: me‧là‧ti

melati

1. masculine plural of melato

• letami, limate, metila

Borrowed from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī, “jasmine”).

• IPA^(key): /məˈlati/ [məˈla.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Hyphenation: me‧la‧ti

melati (Jawi spelling ملاتي, plural melati-melati)

1. jasmine (Jasminum sambac)

   Synonym: melur

• > Indonesian: melati (inherited)

• “melati”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017