anai-anai

See also: ánai

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *anay-anay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /anai̯.anai̯/
Rhymes: -nai̯, -ai̯, -i

Noun

anai-anai (Jawi spelling اناي٢)

termite (insect)

Descendants

Indonesian: anai-anai

References

"anai-anai" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
“anai-anai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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