"lai" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlaj/, [ˈlai̯] Forms: لاي [Jawi], lai-lai [plural], laiku [first-person, informal, possessive], laimu [possessive, second-person], lainya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -ai̯ Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 梨 (lâi, “pear”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|nan-hbl|-}} Borrowed from Hokkien, {{zh-l|梨|lâi|pear}} 梨 (lâi, “pear”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=لاي}} lai (Jawi spelling لاي, plural lai-lai, informal 1st possessive laiku, 2nd possessive laimu, 3rd possessive lainya)
  1. pear Categories (lifeform): Fruits
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Hokkien",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "梨",
        "2": "lâi",
        "3": "pear"
      },
      "expansion": "梨 (lâi, “pear”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 梨 (lâi, “pear”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لاي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lai-lai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laiku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laimu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lainya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "لاي"
      },
      "expansion": "lai (Jawi spelling لاي, plural lai-lai, informal 1st possessive laiku, 2nd possessive laimu, 3rd possessive lainya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 24 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Fruits",
          "orig": "ms:Fruits",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "pear"
      ],
      "id": "en-lai-ms-noun-l8--h1Ma",
      "links": [
        [
          "pear",
          "pear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlaj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlai̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lai"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 24 entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Hokkien",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "梨",
        "2": "lâi",
        "3": "pear"
      },
      "expansion": "梨 (lâi, “pear”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 梨 (lâi, “pear”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لاي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lai-lai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laiku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laimu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lainya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "لاي"
      },
      "expansion": "lai (Jawi spelling لاي, plural lai-lai, informal 1st possessive laiku, 2nd possessive laimu, 3rd possessive lainya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay 1-syllable words",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay nouns",
        "Malay terms borrowed from Hokkien",
        "Malay terms derived from Hokkien",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
        "Pages with 24 entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ai̯",
        "ms:Fruits"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pear",
          "pear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlaj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlai̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lai"
}

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