la'en

Tetum

Etymology

Maybe from *lake. If so, then from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki. Compare Malay laki and Tagalog lalaki.

Noun

la'en

1. husband

Further reading

• Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan