anak belai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Besemah [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanaʔ bəˈlai̯/

Noun

anak belai (first-person possessive anak belaiku, second-person possessive anak belaimu, third-person possessive anak belainya)

1. (dialect) niece or nephew

   Synonyms: kemenakan, keponakan, ponakan

Further reading

• “anak belai” 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.