Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *halir, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *halir, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *halir, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *halir, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *qaliʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliʀ, from the root *-liʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ale(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /alɪ(r)/
• Rhymes: -ale(r), -le(r), -e(r)