beledu
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese veludo, from Spanish velludo, from Catalan vellut, from Late Latin villutus, from Latin villus (“hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bələdu/
- Hyphenation: bê‧lê‧du
Noun
bêlêdu (plural beledu-beledu)
- (archaic) velvet: A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side
Further reading
- “beledu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.