Brunei Malay

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡulaj/
  • Hyphenation: gu‧lai

Noun

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gulai

  1. vegetable
  2. side dish in a rice-based meal

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Etymology

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From Malay gulai. Probably from Tamil குழை (kuḻai, to become soft, well cooked).

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Noun

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gulai (first-person possessive gulaiku, second-person possessive gulaimu, third-person possessive gulainya)

  1. (cooking) gulai: a type of food containing rich, spicy and succulent curry-like sauce.

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay (vegetable); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tagalog gúlay (vegetable), Lampung Api gulay (to make soup)).[1]

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gulai (Jawi spelling ݢولاي, plural gulai-gulai, informal 1st possessive gulaiku, 2nd possessive gulaimu, 3rd possessive gulainya)

  1. (cooking) gulai: a type of food containing spicy and succulent curry-like sauce.
  2. (Brunei) vegetable

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  • Indonesian: gulai

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