pemali

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pali (“taboo”) through the addition of the fossilized infix -um-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi (“taboo, ritual restriction; purifying rite”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈmali/ [pəˈma.li]
  • Rhymes: -əmali, -mali, -ali, -li, -i

Noun

pemali (Jawi spelling ڤمالي)

  1. taboo
    Synonyms: larangan, pantang larang
    Salah satu pemali masyarakat Melayu ialah kita tidak boleh menerima barang dengan tangan kiri.
    One taboo in Malay society is that you can't receive things with your left hand.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pemali
  • → Bima: pamali

Further reading

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