lelaki

lelaki

1. man; male

• laki-laki

cognate with Malay lelaki

• IPA^(key): /lə.la.ki/

lelaki

1. male person; man or boy

• bini-bini

lelaki

1. (of humans) male

• bini-bini (“female”)

• jantan

From Malay laki-laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Madurese lalake, Tagalog lalaki); Partial reduplication of laki.

lelaki (first-person possessive lelakiku, second-person possessive lelakimu, third-person possessive lelakinya)

1. male

   Synonym: laki-laki

• laki-laki
• للاکي
• لاکي٢

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Madurese lalake, Tagalog lalaki); Partial reduplication of laki.

• IPA^(key): /ləlaki/
• Rhymes: -aki, -ki, -i

lelaki (Jawi spelling للاکي)

1. male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes (of humans))

• jantan / جنتن (of animals and plants)

• perempuan / ڤرمڤوان (of humans)
• betina / بتينا (of animals and plants)