pemali

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pali (“taboo”) through the addition of the fossilized infix -um-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi (“taboo, ritual restriction; purifying rite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəmali/
• Rhymes: -əmali, -mali, -ali, -li, -i

Noun

pemali (Jawi spelling ڤمالي)

1. taboo

   Synonyms: larangan, pantang larang

   Salah satu pemali masyarakat Melayu ialah kita tidak boleh menerima barang dengan tangan kiri.

   One taboo in Malay society is that you can't receive things with your left hand.

Descendants

• Indonesian: pemali
• → Bima: pamali

Further reading

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