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silih.

mutual, reciprocal

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsilih/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.lɪh]Standard-Indonesian
  1. mutual, reciprocal

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Old Javanese silih (“one another, each other, mutually; in turn, alternating; the next, replacement”). * Borrowed from Javanese silih (“to borrow; to exchange; mutual, mutually”). * Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

verb/ˈsilih/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.lɪh]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to change

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Old Javanese silih (“one another, each other, mutually; in turn, alternating; the next, replacement”). * Borrowed from Javanese silih (“to borrow; to exchange; mutual, mutually”). * Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

noun/ˈsilih/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.lɪh]Standard-Indonesian
  1. dummy (a word serving only to make a construction grammatical)

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Old Javanese silih (“one another, each other, mutually; in turn, alternating; the next, replacement”). * Borrowed from Javanese silih (“to borrow; to exchange; mutual, mutually”). * Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

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