anak belai

Central Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnaʔ bəˈlai̯/
    • (Besemah) IPA(key): [aˈnaʔ bəˈlaɪ̯]

Noun

anak belai

  1. (Besemah, Serawai) child or grandchild of a man's sister (kelawai)
  2. (Besemah) matriline (a line of descent from a female ancestor)
    Antonym: meraje — Besemah

References

  • Sukarti, Dewi (2007) Respons perempuan Muslim Besemah terhadap hukum waris adat di Kabupaten Lahat dan Kota Pagaralam, Sumatera Selatan [Besemah Muslim women's responses to the traditional inheritance law in Lahat Regency and Pagaralam Municipality, South Sumatra] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: UIN Syarif Hidayatullah

Further reading

  • Sutiono Mahdi (2014) “anak belai”, in Kamus bahasa Besemah–Indonesia–Inggris [Besemah–Indonesian–English dictionary] (in Central Malay), Jatinangor: Unpad Press, page 15

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Besemah anak belai (“descendant of a man's sister”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanaʔ bəˈlai̯/

Noun

anak belai (plural anak-anak belai)

  1. (dialect) niece or nephew
    Synonyms: kemenakan, keponakan, ponakan

Further reading

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