silat

See also: silât

English

Noun

silat (uncountable)

1. A type of martial art originating from the Malay Archipelago.

Translations

type of martial art

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 席拉 (xílā)

• Finnish: silat

Anagrams

• Itals, A list, tails, Laits, itals, ATLIs, talis, laits, alist, Laist, litas, stail, A-list, Talsi, Latis

Finnish

Noun

silat

1. nominative plural of sila

Anagrams

• altis, lasit, lasti, lista, litsa, salit, silta, talsi, tilsa

Malay

Noun

silat (Jawi spelling سيلت, informal 1st possessive silatku, 2nd possessive silatmu, 3rd possessive silatnya)

1. self-defense

Further reading

• “silat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈlat/ [sɪˈlat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: si‧lat

Noun

silát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜆ᜔)

1. slit or open crack between the strips of bamboo flooring, walling, etc.

Derived terms

• silat-silat

Further reading

• “silat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• tilas, litas, salit, lista