OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

leri[ˈlɛri]

•  n. royal person; person of the highest rank(eng).raja; seorang yang bertingkat raja(ind).

leri balgreat king(eng), raja besar(ind)

Origin: Likely from Tetun |fn{liurai} 'king, royal'.