rawet
Sense 1
English: Translation
a lock or locking mechanism used to secure a door, container, gate, cabinet, or similar object against unauthorized opening.
Sense 2
English: Translation
By extension, a fastening device whose principal function is to keep something closed or secured.
Part of Speech
noun
Notes
rawet
n.
Possible English equivalents: lock; locking device; security fastening.
Usage note:
Where speakers distinguish the hardware from the act of locking, rawet should be retained primarily as the name of the object or mechanism unless verbal usage is independently confirmed.
Disambiguation:
Not to be confused with ra-et “broken, damaged, malfunctioning, or spoiled.” The medial w and the Bantere’ distinction are lexical:
- rawet — lock
- ra-et — not functioning; damaged; spoiled