lalai
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lalai (present lalaas, past lalais, future lalaos, conditional lalaus, volitive lalau)
- To imitate an infant's first attempts at speech.
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Inherited from Malay lalai. Term is used for translation of Dutch onachtzaam.
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lalai
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- “lalai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
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lalai (Jawi spelling لالاي)
- neglectful (tending to neglect)
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- Indonesian: lalai
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- “lalai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.