lelaki

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

lelaki

  1. man; male

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

cognate with Malay lelaki

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lə.la.ki/

Noun

lelaki

  1. male person; man or boy

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Adjective

lelaki

  1. (of humans) male

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay laki-laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Madurese lalake, Tagalog lalaki); Partial reduplication of laki.

Noun

lelaki (plural lelaki-lelaki)

  1. male
    Synonym: laki-laki

Malay

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Madurese lalake, Tagalog lalaki); Partial reduplication of laki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ləˈlaki/ [ləˈla.ki]
  • Rhymes: -aki, -ki, -i

Adjective

lelaki (Jawi spelling للاکي)

  1. male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes (of humans))

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