la ni
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of kala ini, with kala shortening to la and ini shortening to ni.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
- (dialectal, Kedah, Kelantan-Pattani, Terengganu) At the present moment or time; now.
Further reading edit
- “la ni” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.