sebai
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay سباي (sebai, “shawl”). Cognate of Khmer ស្បៃ (sbay), Thai สะพาย (sà-paai).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈbai̯/ [səˈbai̯]
- Rhymes: -ai̯
- Syllabification: se‧bai
Noun
sebai (plural sebai-sebai)
- shawl
- cloth (silk and so on) that is hung around the neck to cover the shoulders and both ends hang down on the chest
Derived terms
- bersebai
Further reading
- “sebai” 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.
Japanese
Romanization
sebai