"jelai" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒəlai̯/ Forms: جلاي [Jawi], jelai-jelai [plural], jelaiku [first-person, informal, possessive], jelaimu [possessive, second-person], jelainya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -əlai̯, -lai̯, -ai̯ Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay (“a cereal grass, Job’s tears: Coix lachryma-jobi L.”). Doublet of (h)enjelai and menjelai. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*zəlay|t=a cereal grass, Job’s tears: Coix lachryma-jobi L.}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay (“a cereal grass, Job’s tears: Coix lachryma-jobi L.”), {{doublet|ms|(h)enjelai|menjelai}} Doublet of (h)enjelai and menjelai Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=جلاي}} jelai (Jawi spelling جلاي, plural jelai-jelai, informal 1st possessive jelaiku, 2nd possessive jelaimu, 3rd possessive jelainya)
  1. a kind of grain plant; Coix lacryma-jobi
    Sense id: en-jelai-ms-noun-a0DRbZAA Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant wikilinks: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. a millet, Lepisanthes senegalensis
    Sense id: en-jelai-ms-noun-0W7C4rTe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: enjelai

Alternative forms

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      },
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      "form": "jelaiku",
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    },
    {
      "form": "jelaimu",
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jelainya",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
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    "Rhymes:Malay/lai̯",
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      },
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "جلاي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jelai-jelai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jelaiku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jelaimu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jelainya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    }
  ],
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}

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