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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kedelai, from Tamil கடலை (kaṭalai, “chickpea”). Compare Kannada ಕಡಲೆ (kaḍale).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: kê‧dê‧lai
Noun
kêdêlai (first-person possessive kedelaiku, second-person possessive kedelaimu, third-person possessive kedelainya)
- soybean (Glycine max).
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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil கடலை (kaṭalai, “chickpea”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kedelai (Jawi spelling کدلاي, plural kedelai-kedelai, informal 1st possessive kedelaiku, 2nd possessive kedelaimu, 3rd possessive kedelainya)
- (archaic) soybean, Glycine max.
- Synonym: soya
- (obsolete) Job's tears
- Synonyms: jelai, enjelai
Descendants
References
- Hoogervorst, Tom (2015) “Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia”, in Archipel, volume 89, pages 63-93
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کدلي kĕdĕlei”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 79
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کدلي kĕdĕlai”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕdĕlai”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 526
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