mahligai

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay maligai (“palace”), from Tamil மாளிகை (māḷikai, “palace”), from Sanskrit मालिका (mālikā, “palace”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mahˈli.ɡai̯]
  • Hyphenation: mah‧li‧gai

Noun

mahligai (plural mahligai-mahligai)

  1. a chamber or cabinet, a room in a palace
  2. (archaic, literary) a palace
    Synonym: istana

References

  1. ^ https://doi.org/10.4000/archipel.490

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