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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay (“a cereal grass, Job’s tears: Coix lachryma-jobi L.”). Doublet of (h)enjelai and menjelai.
Pronunciation
Noun
jelai (Jawi spelling جلاي, plural jelai-jelai, informal 1st possessive jelaiku, 2nd possessive jelaimu, 3rd possessive jelainya)
- a kind of grain plant; Coix lacryma-jobi
- a millet, Lepisanthes senegalensis
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