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hela.

to pull, to drag, to haul

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈhela]
  1. to pull, to drag, to haul

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Malay hela, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hilah (“drag, pull”). Cognate with Tagalog hila.

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