Etymology

From fe- +‎ leiCategory:West Makian terms prefixed with fa-#LEI. For the second element, compare leilei (“a (bamboo) lice crusher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸe.ˈle.i/Category:West Makian terms with IPA pronunciation#FELEI

Verb

feleiCategory:West Makian lemmas#FELEICategory:West Makian verbs#FELEICategory:West Makian entries with incorrect language header#FELEICategory:Pages with entries#FELEICategory:Pages with 1 entry#FELEI

1. (transitiveCategory:West Makian transitive verbs#FELEI) to search for lice

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as feléy)