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Appendix:Variations of "el"
Esperanto
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Indonesian
Etymology
id ms -el-.
Pronunciation
id [əl]
Infix
id infix
id no longer productive Used as nominative infix.
id tapak base + -el- → id telapak telapak sole, palm
id no longer productive Used as verbal infix.
id kupas to peel + -el- → id kelupas kelupas to be peeled
Derived terms
id
Further reading
id unproductive infixes
Malay
ms
Etymology
ms
Pronunciation
ms /əl/
Infix
ms infix Jawi spelling ـلـ
ms non-productive Forms nouns, verbs, and adjectives from root words, often indicating physical characteristics, instruments, or continuous/scattered states.
ms tapak palm; sole + -el- → ms telapak telapak palm, sole
ms tunjuk to point + -el- → ms telunjuk telunjuk index finger
ms getar to tremble + -el- → ms geletar geletar to shiver; to tremble continuously
ms kangkang straddling + -el- → ms kelangkang kelangkang crotch; perineum
ms serak scattered + -el- → ms selerak selerak messy; spread about
Usage notes
In Malay, infixes (kata sisipan) are inserted immediately after the very first consonant of the root word.
This infix is considered a fossilized affix. It is no longer productive in modern Malay, meaning it is not used to create new words today.
Derived terms
ms
Descendants
id -el- 1
ms unproductive infixes