▲ 4 r/asklinguistics
hat do you call a plural that consists of a set with elements that are related but heterogenous and how to gloss this?
An example would be one of the functions of malay's "rthymic reduplication"
Warna (colour) > warna-warni (colourfull / assortment of different colour)
Kuih (cake) > kuih-muih (assortment of different cakes)
Huru (problem) > huru-hara (chaos)
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