palei

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Central Melanau

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi.

Noun

palei

  1. taboo

References

  • The Sarawak Museum Journal (U.S. Government Printing Office; 1970), pages 348-349 (a story explaining the taboo on eating the ikan udun freshwater fish)

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Western Cham plai.

Pronunciation

Noun

palei

  1. village