jelai

== Malay == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay (“a cereal grass, Job’s tears: Coix lachryma-jobi L.”). Doublet of (h)enjelai and menjelai. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒəlai̯/ Rhymes: -əlai̯, -lai̯, -ai̯ === Noun === jelai (Jawi spelling جلاي, plural jelai-jelai or jelai2) a kind of grain plant; Coix lacryma-jobi a millet, Lepisanthes senegalensis ==== Related terms ==== enjelai === Further reading === "jelai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017