jelai

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay (“a cereal grass, Job’s tears: Coix lachryma-jobi L.”). Doublet of (h)enjelai and menjelai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəlai̯/
  • Rhymes: -əlai̯, -lai̯, -ai̯

Noun

jelai (Jawi spelling جلاي, plural jelai-jelai or jelai2)

  1. a kind of grain plant; Coix lacryma-jobi
  2. a millet, Lepisanthes senegalensis
  • enjelai

Further reading

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