keledai

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kledai
• keldai

Etymology

From Malay keledai, ultimately from Tamil கழுதை (kaḻutai, “donkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kələˈdai̯]

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• Hyphenation: kê‧lê‧dai

Noun

kêlêdai (plural keledai-keledai)

1. donkey:
   2. (literally) a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

      Synonym: himar

   3. (figurative) a fool.

Further reading

• “keledai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Anagrams

• kedelai