alai-belai

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Apophonic reduplication of belai (“caress; to carezs”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌalai̯ bəˈlai̯/ [ˌa.lai̯ bəˈlai̯] Rhymes: -ai̯ Syllabification: a‧lai-be‧lai === Noun === alai-bêlai (plural alai-belai) (poetic) persuasion === References === “alai-belai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016