calui
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien 食鐳／食镭 (chia̍h lui), as in 食 (chia̍h, “to eat”) + 鐳／镭 (lui, “money”), with the latter from Malay duit, from Dutch duit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃalui̯/
- Hyphenation: ca‧lui
Further reading
- “calui” 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.
Latin
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