mlei

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi.

Adjective

mlei

1. taboo

Derived terms

• bi mlei

References

• James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 92

Swahili

Etymology

From m- +‎ English lay.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mlei (m-wa class, plural walei)

1. layperson, layman (person who is not a cleric)