la'en

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Tetum[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Maybe from *lake. If so, then from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki. Compare Malay laki and Tagalog lalaki.

Noun[edit]

la'en

  1. husband

Further reading[edit]

  • Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan