adati

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English

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Noun

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adati (countable and uncountable, plural adatis)

  1. (India, historical) A fine Bengal muslin or cotton cloth.

Ternate

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay عادت (adat), from Persian عادت ('âdat), from Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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adati

  1. tradition

Alternative forms

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  • adat (with vowel deletion)

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh