mlei

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Rade[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

mlei

  1. taboo

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From m- +‎ English lay.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

mlei (m-wa class, plural walei)

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