Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jelak

[d͡ʒəˈlaʔ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: je-lak
IPA: [d͡ʒəˈlaʔ]

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Food which makes one feel satiated, disgusted, because the taste is too overwhelming.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Wah this mee rebus damn jelak sia"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay jelak (“bored”).

Usage

Colloquial

Questions

How do you pronounce jelak?: The recorded pronunciation is [d͡ʒəˈlaʔ].
What does jelak mean?: Food which makes one feel satiated, disgusted, because the taste is too overwhelming.
Where does jelak come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Malay jelak (“bored”).

How to pronounce jelak

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