kelak

Malay

Etymology

Likely from East Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Bahnaric *kəlaːk (“day after tomorrow”), Proto-Vietic *k-laːk (“front, before; forehead”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəlaʔ/
Rhymes: -əlaʔ, -laʔ, -aʔ

Adjective

kelak (Jawi spelling کلق)

soon, later, afterwards

Descendants

Indonesian: kelak

Further reading

“kelak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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