laki-laki
Brunei Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
cognate with Malay laki-laki, Reduplication of laki
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
laki-laki
Antonyms edit
- bini-bini (“female”)
Adjective edit
laki-laki
- (humans) male
Antonyms edit
- bini-bini (“female”)
Related terms edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay laki-laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Madurese lalake, Tagalog lalaki); Full reduplication of laki.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
laki-laki
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Noun edit
laki-laki (first-person possessive laki-lakiku, second-person possessive laki-lakimu, third-person possessive laki-lakinya)
Further reading edit
- “laki-laki” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Madurese lalake, Tagalog lalaki); Full reduplication of laki.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
laki-laki (Jawi spelling لاکي٢)
- Alternative form of lelaki