leher

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay leher, from Proto-Malayic *lihər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *lihər, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *lihər, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lihər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ.

Noun

leher (plural leher-leher, first-person possessive leherku, second-person possessive lehermu, third-person possessive lehernya)

1. neck (the part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals)

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lihər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *lihər, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *lihər, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lihər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /lehe(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /lehɪ(r)/
• Rhymes: -ehe(r), -he(r), -e(r)

Noun

leher

1. neck (the part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals)

Descendants

• Indonesian: leher