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French
Pronunciation
Noun
relai m (plural relais)
- post-1990 spelling of relais
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Internationalism, ultimately from French relais, from Old French relaier.
Pronunciation 1
Verb
relai
- to relay, to convey: to pass on or transfer.
- Synonym: sambung siar
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Noun
rêlai (plural relai-relai, first-person possessive relaiku, second-person possessive relaimu, third-person possessive relainya)
- (electronics) relay: An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.
- Synonym: geganti (Standard Malay)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Malay relai. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
rêlai (plural relai-relai, first-person possessive relaiku, second-person possessive relaimu, third-person possessive relainya)
- (zoology) pearl snail (Melo melo); pearl conch.
- Synonym: siput mutiara
Etymology 3
Inherited from Malay relai. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adjective
rêlai
- crumbled (of wood)
- Synonym: reput
References
- ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC
Further reading
Portuguese
Verb
relai
- second-person plural imperative of relar