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malai.

panicle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmalai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.lai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. panicle

  2. spire

  3. spikelet

  4. ear (of paddy)

  5. garland

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay malai (“flower worn in the hair”), from Tamil மாலை (mālai), from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑁃 (mālai).

verb/ˈmalai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.lai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to be unable to absorb fuel (the wick on a kerosene stove)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Banjarese [Term?].

noun/ˈmalai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.lai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. moko which is used as a dowry in the Blagar community in Alor

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Blagar [Term?].

noun/ˈmalai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.lai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. soft bollygum, bolly beech, Bollywood, bollygum, brown bollygum, brown Bollywood, sycamore, brown beech (Litsea glutinosa)

Where this word comes from

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