galai

• Homophones: galé, galée, galées, galer, galés, galez

galai

1. first-person singular past historic of galer

galai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of galar

From Portuguese galé, from Old Galician-Portuguese galee, from Old French galee, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡalai̯]
• Hyphenation: ga‧lai

galai (plural galai-galai)

1. galley: a long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era

• “galai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

galai

1. second-person plural imperative of galar