pemali

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pali (taboo) through the addition of the fossilized infix -um-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi (taboo, ritual restriction; purifying rite).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəmali/
  • Rhymes: -mali, -ali, -li

Noun

pemali (Jawi spelling ڤمالي)

  1. taboo

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pemali
  • Bima: pamali

Further reading

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