mempelai
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay mempelai.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈməmpəlai̯/ [ˈməm.pə.lai̯]
- Rhymes: -əmpəlai̯
- Syllabification: mem‧pe‧lai
Noun
mempelai (plural mempelai-mempelai)
Derived terms
Compounds
Further reading
- “mempelai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Alternative forms
- mĕmpĕlai (1924-1972)
- empelai (Perak)
- marapulai, merpelai (Minangkabau Malay)
- mapele, mampele (Penang)
Etymology
Possibly from Tamil மாப்பிள்ளை (māppiḷḷai).
Pronunciation
- (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /məmpəˈlaj/ [məm.pəˈlai̯]
- Rhymes: -ai̯
- Hyphenation: mem‧pe‧lai
Noun
mempelai (Jawi spelling ممڤلاي, plural mempelai-mempelai)
- Synonym of pengantin (“brideangroom”)[1]
Derived terms
Descendants
- > Indonesian: mempelai (inherited)
References
- ^ “mempelai”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
- “mempelai”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017