relai

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.lɛ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

relai m (plural relais)

  1. post-1990 spelling of relais

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Internationalism, ultimately from French relais, from Old French relaier.

  • The verb sense is borrowed from English relay (to relay, to convey: to pass on or transfer).
  • The noun sense is borrowed from Dutch relais (relay).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈre.lai̯/
  • Rhymes: -lai̯, -ai̯, -i
  • Hyphenation: re‧lai

Verb

relai

  1. to relay, to convey: to pass on or transfer
    Synonym: sambung siar
Derived terms

Noun

rêlai (plural relai-relai)

  1. (electronics) relay: An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current
    Synonym: geganti (Standard Malay)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay relai. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /rəˈlai̯/ [rəˈlai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯
  • Syllabification: re‧lai

Noun

rêlai (plural relai-relai)

  1. (zoology) pearl snail (Melo melo); pearl conch
    Synonym: siput mutiara

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay relai. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /rəˈlai̯/ [rəˈlai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯
  • Syllabification: re‧lai

Adjective

rêlai (comparative lebih relai, superlative paling relai)

  1. crumbled (of wood)
    Synonym: reput

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

relai

  1. second-person plural imperative of relar