hlăt
Jarai
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Chamic *hulat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj, from Proto-Austronesian *quləj.
Noun
hlăt (classifier drơi)
- caterpillar, elongated wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth
Derived terms
- hlăt mrai (“silkworm”)
References
- Siu, Lap Minh (December 2009) Developing the First Preliminary Dictionary of North American Jarai[1], Texas Tech University