laki-laki

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• lelaki

Etymology

cognate with Malay laki-laki, Reduplication of laki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ki.la.ki/

Noun

laki-laki

1. male person; man or boy

Antonyms

• bini-bini (“female”)

Adjective

laki-laki

1. (humans) male

Antonyms

• bini-bini (“female”)

Related terms

• jantan

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

• pria (of humans)
• jantan (of animals and plants)

Antonyms

• perempuan (of humans)
• betina (of animals and plants)

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

• “laki-laki” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• lelaki
• لاکي٢
• للاکي

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laki laki/
• Rhymes: -aki, -ki, -i

Adjective

laki-laki (Jawi spelling لاکي٢)

1. Alternative form of lelaki