kelas

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English class.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəlas/

Noun

kelas

1. class
2. classroom

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch klas (“classroom”) and klasse (“class”), from French classe, from Middle French classe, from Latin classis. Doublet of klasis.

• Semantic loan from English class for all senses other than “classroom” and “grade”.

Alternative forms

• klas

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈlas/ [kəˈlas]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ke‧las

Noun

kêlas (plural kelas-kelas)

1. class,
   1. a group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes
   2. (sociology) a social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.
   3. (education) a group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year
   4. a series of lessons covering a single subject
   5. a category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation
   6. (taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank
   7. (set theory) a collection of sets definable by a shared property

      Synonym: keluarga

   8. (object-oriented programming) a set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set
2. (education) ellipsis of ruang kelas (“classroom, a room, often in a school, where classes take place”)
3. (education) grade, a level of primary and secondary education
4. level
5. degree

Derived terms

• berkelas
• dikelaskan
• mengelaskan

• kelas alamat
• kelas analitik
• kelas atas
• kelas bantam
• kelas baru
• kelas bawah
• kelas berat
• kelas berat ringan
• kelas bisnis
• kelas bulu
• kelas ekonomi
• kelas kakap
• kelas kambing
• kelas kapal
• kelas kata
• kelas layang
• kelas madya
• kelas menengah
• kelas menengah ringan
• kelas penguasa
• kelas perkawinan
• kelas politik
• kelas ringan
• kelas satu
• kelas sosial
• kelas tempe
• kelas terbang
• kelas terbuka
• kelas teri
• kelas tertutup
• kelas turunan
• kelas welter
• kelas welter ringan

• adik kelas
• ruang kelas

Related terms

• klasemen
• klasifikasi
• klasik
• klasikal
• klasis

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay kelas (“dead low water, interval between ebb and flow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈlas/ [kəˈlas]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ke‧las

Noun

kêlas (plural kelas-kelas)

1. interval between ebb and flow

Derived terms

• mengelas

Further reading

• “kelas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English class, from Middle French classe, from Latin classis.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /kəˈlas/ [kəˈlas]
• Rhymes: -las, -as
• Hyphenation: ke‧las

Noun

kelas (plural kelas-kelas)

1. class
   1. a group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
   2. (~ masyarakat) (sociology) a social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.

      Synonym: darjat

   3. (education) a group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year.
   4. a series of lessons covering a single subject.
   5. a category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation
   6. (taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.
   7. (set theory) a collection of sets definable by a shared property.
   8. (object-oriented programming) a set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set.
      • 2012 November, Nursyahidah Alias, Nor Zalina Ismail, Mohd Rizal Razak, “Pengalaman Menggunakan Perisian Alice dalam Memperkenalkan Pengaturcaraan Berorientasikan Objek”, in Prosiding KONAKA 2012‎^[2], Kuantan, Pahang, pages 229–236:

        Perisian tersebut mempunyai pakej yang telah sedia ada dengan pelbagai kelas.

        The aforementioned software has packages that have been ready-made with various classes.

2. (education) ellipsis of ruang kelas (“classroom, a room, often in a school, where classes take place”)

   Synonym: bilik darjah

Derived terms

• berkelas
• dikelaskan
• mengelaskan
• pengelasan

• kelas layang
• kelas masyarakat
• kelas menengah
• kelas terbuka
• kelas teri
• kelas tertutup
• kelas turunan

• adik kelas
• bilik kelas
• ruang kelas

Related terms

• klasifikasi
• klasik

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kelas (inherited)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

kelas (Jawi spelling کلس, comparative lebih kelas, superlative paling kelas)

1. of tides: still, at its highest flow before the ebb

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kelas (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “کلس kĕlas”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 85
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “كلس kĕlas”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 283
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kĕlas”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 534

Further reading

• “kelas”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "kelas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kelas" at PRPM first version)

Maranao

Verb

këlas

1. to fade; to lose original qualities

Volapük

Pronoun

kelas

1. genitive plural of kel