kedelai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kedelai, from Tamil கடலை (kaṭalai, “chickpea”). Compare Kannada ಕಡಲೆ (kaḍale).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkədəlai̯/ [ˈkə.də.lai̯]
• Rhymes: -ədəlai̯
• Syllabification: ke‧de‧lai

Noun

kêdêlai (first-person possessive kedelaiku, second-person possessive kedelaimu, third-person possessive kedelainya)

1. soybean (Glycine max).

Alternative forms

• kedele

Further reading

• “kedelai” 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.

Anagrams

• keledai

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கடலை (kaṭalai, “chickpea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkədəlaj/ [ˈkə.də.lai̯]

Noun

kedelai (Jawi spelling کدلاي, plural kedelai-kedelai, informal 1st possessive kedelaiku, 2nd possessive kedelaimu, 3rd possessive kedelainya)

1. (archaic) soybean, Glycine max.

   Synonym: soya

2. (obsolete) Job's tears

   Synonyms: jelai, enjelai

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kedelai

References

• Hoogervorst, Tom (2015) “Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia”, in Archipel‎^[1], volume 89, pages 63-93
• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کدلي kĕdĕlei”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 79
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کدلي kĕdĕlai”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕdĕlai”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 526

Further reading

• “kedelai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.