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kelelawar

a word from vocabulary Indonesian by Uri Tadmor

Word form	kelelawar
LWT meaning(s)	the bat
Word meaning	bat, esp. small carnivore bat
Comments on word	Historically, this word contains the element *kala-, which was attached to the names of some small animals.
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	Prehistorical [27] (500–500)
Register	General

Borrowed status	4. very little evidence for borrowing
Comments	Cf. Proto Mon Khmer klwaʔ (Shorto 2006:212). Since kali- is an Austronesian element, if this is a case of borrowing, the direction seems to be from Austronesian into Mon Khmer, and not the other way around. It is well attested in both Austronesian and Mon Khmer, and occurs in early inscriptions of both groups.