la ni

Malay

Etymology

Clipping of kala ini, with kala shortening to la and ini shortening to ni.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /la ni/
Rhymes: -ni, -i

Adverb

la ni (Jawi spelling ⁧لا نى⁩)

(dialectal, Kedah, Kelantan-Pattani, Terengganu) At the present moment or time; now.
Synonyms: sekarang, la, ini

Depa makan apa la ni?
What are they eating now?

Further reading

“la ni” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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