helai
See also: hélai
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Malay helai, from Tamil இலை (ilai, “leaf, petal”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hêlai
Classifier
[edit]hêlai
- Classifier used for thin, flat and smooth objects.
- Synonym: lembar
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Sentani [Term?].
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hélai
References
[edit]- ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.
Further reading
[edit]- “helai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Categories:
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Tamil
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ai̯
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ai̯/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian classifiers
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Sentani
- Indonesian terms derived from Sentani
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