Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay nilai, from Classical Malay nilai, from Tamil நிலை (nilai, character, quality, nature).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnilai̯]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧lai

Noun

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nilai (plural nilai-nilai, first-person possessive nilaiku, second-person possessive nilaimu, third-person possessive nilainya)

  1. value, grade, mark
  2. score, grade, mark.
    Synonyms: biji, ponten
    Synonym: gred (Standard Malay)
  3. value, price
    Synonym: harga
  4. quality
    Synonyms: kadar, mutu
  5. worth

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