Central Melanau

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi.

Noun

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palei

  1. taboo

References

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  • The Sarawak Museum Journal (U.S. Government Printing Office; 1970), pages 348-349 (a story explaining the taboo on eating the ikan udun freshwater fish)

Eastern Cham

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Western Cham plai.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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palei

  1. village