helai

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Malay helai, from Tamil இலை (ilai, “leaf, petal”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [həˈlai̯]
  • Hyphenation: hê‧lai
  • Rhymes: -ai̯

Noun[edit]

hêlai

  1. sheet

Classifier[edit]

hêlai

  1. Classifier used for paper.
    Synonym: lembar

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Sentani [Term?].

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈhelai̯]
  • Hyphenation: hé‧lai

Noun[edit]

hélai

  1. (cooking) a kind of wok

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

Further reading[edit]

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