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INDONESIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lari.

to run (to move swiftly)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlari/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.ri]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to run (to move swiftly) to move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot

    intransitive
  2. to run (to move swiftly) to go at a fast pace; to move quickly

    intransitive
  3. to run (to move swiftly) to compete in a race

    intransitive
  4. to run (to move swiftly) to flee from a danger or towards help

    intransitive
  5. to run away to flee by running

    intransitive
  6. to run away to leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile

    intransitive
  7. to slide (to move on a low-friction surface)

    intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lari, from Proto-Malayic *lari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laʀiw, from Proto-Austronesian *laʀiw.

noun/ˈlari/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.ri]Standard-Indonesian
  1. lari (the national currency of Georgia, divided into 100 tetri)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Georgian ლარი (lari).

noun/ˈlari/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.ri]Standard-Indonesian
  1. running direction

    uncountable · usually
  2. length of a field

    colloquial · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lari, from Proto-Malayic *lari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laʀiw, from Proto-Austronesian *laʀiw.

adj/ˈlari/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.ri]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to gone (away, having left)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lari, from Proto-Malayic *lari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laʀiw, from Proto-Austronesian *laʀiw.

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