laki-laki

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Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

cognate with Malay laki-laki, Reduplication of laki

Pronunciation

Noun

laki-laki

  1. male person; man or boy

Antonyms

Adjective

laki-laki

  1. (humans) male

Antonyms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay laki-laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Madurese lalake, Tagalog lalaki); Full reduplication of laki.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

laki-laki

  1. human male

Synonyms

Antonyms

Noun

laki-laki (first-person possessive laki-lakiku, second-person possessive laki-lakimu, third-person possessive laki-lakinya)

  1. male
  2. boy
    Seorang laki-laki yang tampan
    A handsome man

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Madurese lalake, Tagalog lalaki); Full reduplication of laki.

Pronunciation

Adjective

laki-laki (Jawi spelling لاکي٢)

  1. Alternative form of lelaki