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helai.

sheet

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/həˈlai̯/Standard-Indonesian[həˈlai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. sheet

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay helai. # From Tamil இலை (ilai, “leaf, petal”). # From Malayo-Javanic *hǝlai, ultimately from Proto-Austroasiatic *slaʔ (“leaf”), related to Proto-Munda *[u]-laʔ and Proto-Mon-Khmer *s-laʔ, likely borrowed via Proto-Aslian *sǝ-laʔ.

classifier/həˈlai̯/Standard-Indonesian[həˈlai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Classifier used for thin, flat and smooth objects.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay helai. # From Tamil இலை (ilai, “leaf, petal”). # From Malayo-Javanic *hǝlai, ultimately from Proto-Austroasiatic *slaʔ (“leaf”), related to Proto-Munda *[u]-laʔ and Proto-Mon-Khmer *s-laʔ, likely borrowed via Proto-Aslian *sǝ-laʔ.

noun/ˈhelai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈhe.lai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a kind of wok

Where this word comes from

From Sentani [Term?].

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