rilek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay rilek, in turn from English relax.

Verb

rilek (third-person singular simple present rileks, present participle rileking, simple past and past participle rileked)

  1. (Singapore, intransitive) To relax; to chill or loiter, doing nothing in particular.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English relax. Doublet of relaks (“calm, relaxed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrilɛk/ [ˈri.lɛʔ], /ˈrilɛk/ [ˈri.lɛk̚]
  • Rhymes: -lɛk, -ɛk
  • Hyphenation: ri‧lek

Verb

rilek (short form lek)

  1. (slang) To relax.
    Synonym: (standard) berehat

Descendants

  • → English: rilek
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