nasi lemak

English

nasi lemak

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay nasi lemak.

Noun

nasi lemak (uncountable)

  1. A fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and pandan leaf, commonly found in Malaysia and neighboring areas with significant Malay populations.
    • 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 117:
      The man across the aisle bought a packet of nasi lemak.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nasi lemak, from nasi (rice) + lemak (grease; fat).

Noun

nasi lemak (first-person possessive nasi lemakku, second-person possessive nasi lemakmu, third-person possessive nasi lemaknya)

  1. nasi lemak (rice dish)

Malay

Etymology

nasi (rice) + lemak (grease; fat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.si lə.maʔ/

Noun

nasi lemak (Jawi spelling ناسي لمق, informal 1st possessive nasi lemakku, 2nd possessive nasi lemakmu, 3rd possessive nasi lemaknya)

  1. nasi lemak (rice dish)

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