palei

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Central Melanau[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

palei

  1. taboo

References[edit]

  • The Sarawak Museum Journal (U.S. Government Printing Office; 1970), pages 348-349 (a story explaining the taboo on eating the ikan udun freshwater fish)

Eastern Cham[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Western Cham plai.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

palei

  1. village