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Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *lalət (compare Malay lalat), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laləj.
Pronunciation
Noun
lalat
- fly (insect of the family Muscidae)
See also
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay lalat, from Proto-Malayic *lalət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laləj. Compare Javanese laler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.lat̚/
- Hyphenation: la‧lat
Noun
lalat (plural lalat-lalat)
- fly (insect of the family Muscidae)
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *lalət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laləj.
Pronunciation
Noun
lalat (Jawi spelling لالت, plural lalat-lalat, informal 1st possessive lalatku, 2nd possessive lalatmu, 3rd possessive lalatnya)
- fly (insect of the family Muscidae)
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