rela

Clipping of relatie (“relationship”).

rela f (plural rela's, diminutive relaatje n)

1. (university slang) Synonym of relatie

• Associated with student slang in particular, in which the succession of relationship stages can be defined roughly as scharrel → kwarrel → prela → rela / relatie.

Back-formation from relata

• IPA^(key): /ˈrelɑ/, [ˈre̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elɑ
• Syllabification^(key): re‧la

rela (comparative relampi, superlative reloin) (slang)

1. relaxed

• “rela”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Inherited from Malay rela, from Javanese ꦫꦶꦭ (rila) (also ꦭꦶꦭ (lila)), from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā). Doublet of rida.

• IPA^(key): /ˈre.la/
• Rhymes: -la, -a
• Hyphenation: re‧la

rela

1. willing

• lila (dated)
• reda
• rida

• “rela” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Arabic رِضًى (riḍan). Doublet of reda.

• IPA^(key): /rela/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [relə]
• Rhymes: -la, -a

rela (Jawi spelling ريلا)

1. willing

   Synonyms: reda, sudi

rela (Jawi spelling ريلا, plural rela-rela, informal 1st possessive relaku, 2nd possessive relamu, 3rd possessive relanya)

1. permission

   Synonyms: izin, kebenaran, perkenaan, persetujuan

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

rela

1. inflection of relar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative