lelaki

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

lelaki

1. man; male

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• laki-laki

Etymology

cognate with Malay lelaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.la.ki/

Noun

lelaki

1. male person; man or boy

Antonyms

• bini-bini

Adjective

lelaki

1. (of humans) male

Antonyms

• bini-bini (“female”)

Related terms

• jantan

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. male

   Synonym: laki-laki

Malay

Alternative forms

• laki-laki
• للاکي
• لاکي٢

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

lelaki (Jawi spelling للاکي)

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

Synonyms

• jantan / جنتن (of animals and plants)

Antonyms

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