loghat

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic لُغَة (luḡa, “language, dialect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.ʁät/, /lo.ɣät/

Noun

loghat (Jawi spelling لوغت, plural loghat-loghat, informal 1st possessive loghatku, 2nd possessive loghatmu, 3rd possessive loghatnya)

1. dialect; a form of a language unique to one particular area.

   Loghat Utara

   Northern dialect

   Synonym(s): dialek, pelat

2. accent; a distinctive way in which one pronounces a language.

   Loghat Indon

   Indonesian accent

   Synonym(s): pelat, aksen

Adjective

loghat

1. hurried.

   Synonym(s): tergesa-gesa, lintang-pukang

Descendants

• Indonesian: logat

Further reading

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