jelai
Appearance
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay (“a cereal grass, Job’s tears: Coix lachryma-jobi L.”). Doublet of (h)enjelai and menjelai.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]jelai (Jawi spelling جلاي, plural jelai-jelai or jelai2)
- a kind of grain plant; Coix lacryma-jobi
- a millet, Lepisanthes senegalensis
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- "jelai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017