leleh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay leleh. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.lɛh/
  • Rhymes: -lɛh
  • Hyphenation: le‧leh

Verb

leleh

  1. (intransitive) to melt (to be changed from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat)
    Synonym: meleleh

Noun

leleh

  1. melt (molten material, the product of melting)
    Synonym: lelehan

Derived terms

Compounds

References

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Verb

meleleh

  1. (intransitive) to melt (to be changed from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat)
    Synonym: cair
  2. (intransitive) to trickle or flow gently (of liquids)
    Synonym: menitik
    1. (of the mouth, full of saliva) to water
      Synonym: terliur
    2. (of tears) to flow or run down one's face
  3. (obsolete) to smelt (of metals)
    Synonyms: cair, lebur

Noun

leleh (Jawi spelling ليليه)

  1. melt (molten material, the product of melting)
    Synonym: lelehan

Adjective

leleh (Jawi spelling ليليه)

  1. melty, gooey (of edible foods)
  2. (Malay Peninsula, informal) cheesy, contains cheese
    Synonym: berkeju

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • berlelehan [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)
  • lelehan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • peleleh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • pelelehan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ليله lilih”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 125
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ليله leleh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 140
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “leleh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 38
  • “leleh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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