# kilat
## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, compare Malay kilat.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kilat/
* Hyphenation: ki‧lat

### Noun

kilat
* lightning (flash of light)

## Buhi'non Bikol
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilát
* lightning

## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* kidlat

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ki‧lat
* IPA: /ˈkilat/ [ˈki.l̪ɐt̪]

### Noun

kílat (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜆ᜔)
* lightning
    Synonym: linti

## Dibabawon Manobo
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Dupaningan Agta
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Higaonon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kiˈlat/ [kiˈlat]

### Noun

kilát
* lightning
    Synonym: linti

## Ibanag
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC, compare Cebuano kilat.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay kilat (“lightning”), from Proto-Malayic *kilat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkilat̪̚]
* Hyphenation: ki‧lat

### Noun

kilat (plural)
* (literally) lightning: a flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth
* (figurative) shiny
* (figurative) something fast

### Adjective

kilat
* lightning (extremely fast or sudden)

### Derived terms

* berkilat
* berkilat-kilat
* berkilatan
* kilatan
* mengilat
* mengilat-ngilatkan
* mengilatkan
* pengilat
* terkilat
* kilat akar serabut
* kilat antar awan
* kilat batang
* kilat bola
* kilat dari awan ke bumi
* kilat garis
* kilat panas
* kilat roket

### Further reading

* “kilat” 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.

## Javanese
### Etymology

From Old Javanese kilat.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Lubuagan Kalinga
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Maguindanao
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kilat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kilat/
* Rhymes: -ilat, -lat, -at
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Noun

kilat (Jawi spelling کيلت, plural kilat-kilat, informal 1st possessive kilatku, 2nd possessive kilatmu, 3rd possessive kilatnya)
* lightning (flash of light)

### Adjective

kilat (Jawi spelling کيلت)
* lightning (extremely fast or sudden)

### Further reading

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

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Verb

kilat
* to flash (lightning)

## Maranao
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning
    Synonym: kilakilat

### References

* A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

## Masbate Sorsogon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilát
* lightning

## Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Ratagnon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilát
* lightning

## Swedish
### Verb

kilat
* supine of kila

## Tagabawa
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Tagakaulu Kalagan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilat
* lightning

## Tausug
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /kilat/ [k̟ɪˈlat̪̚]
* Rhymes: -at
* Syllabification: ki‧lat

### Noun

kilat (Sulat Sūg spelling كِلَتْ)
* lightning

## Tetum
### Etymology

Actually lightning.

### Noun

kilat
* firearm

## Waray Sorsogon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

### Noun

kilát
* lightning