berkilauBahasa Indonesia

shine, sparkle, glow, beam, bright

Less common #8,676 of the corpus · 8 per million words · 34,318 occurrences

From kilau (ber-) · less common, #14,833

Verb

10 more verb senses

Glitter as if covered with spangles

English: spangle

Bahasa: berkelip-kelip

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Shine with a weak or fitful light

English: shimmer

Bahasa: berkilau-kilauan

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Give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk

English: shimmer

Bahasa: bercahaya, berkilauan

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Noun

A steady even light without flames

English: glow

Bahasa: cahaya, bercahaya

Adjective

Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

English: bright

Bahasa: terang, cerah, bercahaya, berkilat

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Reflecting light

English: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining

Bahasa: bersinar, berkilat

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Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

English: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick

Bahasa: lunak, lembut, licin, berkilat, berkilap, licau

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2 more adjective senses

Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing, reflecting a sheen or glow

English: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny

Bahasa: cerah, bercahaya, gemerlap, berkilat, merelap, terupam

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Shining with brilliant points of light like stars

English: sparkling

Bahasa: cerah, bersinar, bercahaya

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Word family of kilau

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