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Brunei Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray.
Pronunciation
Noun
kirai
- eyebrow
Synonyms
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Japanese
Romanization
kirai
- Rōmaji transcription of きらい
Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiʀay (“pandanus sp., used in making mats”).
Noun
kirai (Jawi spelling کيراي, plural kirai-kirai, informal 1st possessive kiraiku, 2nd possessive kiraimu, 3rd possessive kirainya)
- sago palm, Metroxylon sagu
- Synonyms: rumbia, sagu
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray (“eyebrow”).
Noun
kirai (Jawi spelling کيراي, plural kirai-kirai, informal 1st possessive kiraiku, 2nd possessive kiraimu, 3rd possessive kirainya)
- (dialectal, Brunei) eyebrow
- Synonym: kening
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
kirai (ki-vi class, plural virai)
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