lae

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Adjective

lae

  1. attributive form of laag

Estonian

Noun

lae

  1. genitive singular of lagi

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *laʻe, from Proto-Oceanic *raqe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqih, from Proto-Austronesian *daqiS.

Noun

lae

  1. (anatomy) forehead

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *raya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, from Proto-Austronesian *daya.

Noun

lae

  1. headland, cape, point, peninsula

Hiligaynon

Noun

láè

  1. adultery
    Synonym: láyì

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

lae m sg

  1. genitive singular of lá (“day”)

Further reading

Old Irish

Noun

lae n

  1. Alternative form of lá

Toba Batak

Noun

lae

  1. brother-in-law (wife's brother or sister's husband)
  2. term of address for a man belonging to a different clan (used by male speakers)

References

  • Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, p. 108.

West Makian

Etymology

From Ternate lae (“thread”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lae

  1. thread

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
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