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makhluk halus
a word from vocabulary
Indonesian
by
Uri Tadmor
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Word form
makhluk halus
LWT meaning(s)
the fairy or elf
Word meaning
a benign supernatural being (lesser than a god) of either sex
Analyzability
analyzable phrasal
Gloss
creature fine
Age
Modern [27] (1700–2007)
Register
Formal
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
5. no evidence for borrowing
Comments
The word makhluk ‘creature’ is of ultimate Arabic origin.
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