Bahasa Melayu

jelai

Bahasa Melayu

English

trailing, dragging, rambling

Jelai describes something that trails behind or speech that rambles on.

جيلاي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Roknya jelai di lantai dan hampir terpijak.

    Her skirt was trailing on the floor and almost got stepped on.

  2. Dia bercakap jelai apabila terlalu penat.

    He rambled on when he was too tired.

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What does “trailing” mean in Malay?

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jelai

Use jelai for something that hangs or drags behind.

Word family

Common derived forms

berjela
to be trailing; to ramble on
jela
hang or swing loosely; dangle; to be trailing; to ramble on

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.