lebai

Etymology
Borrowed from.

The extended sense of "a supporter or member of PAS" was used by opponents to mock the conservative Islamic party's obsession with religious issues, carried over from Malay-language usage.

Noun

 * 1)  a very devout person who behaves in a hypocritical manner.
 * 2)  a member of PAS, a Malaysian conservative Islamist party, especially one who behaves in a hypocritical manner.
 * 3)  a supporter of PAS.

Etymology 1
From, from , from , a name of a trading community.

Noun

 * 1)  mosque official
 * 2)  village official in charge of Muslim religious affairs
 * 3) registrar; keeper of records

Etymology 2
Possibly from.

Alternative forms



 * 1)  overdone, corny

Etymology
From, a name of a trading community. The Tamil word originally meant "here I am", as a term of address for people who converted to Islam. See Labbay for more information.

The extended sense of "a supporter or member of PAS" was used by opponents to mock the conservative Islamic party's obsession with religious issues.

Noun

 * 1)  one who knows a lot about religion; a religious expert.
 * 2)  a very devout person who practices his religion.
 * 3)  someone who forces people to follow a more conservative attitude, a know-it-all.
 * 4)  a member of PAS, a Malaysian conservative Islamist party, especially one who behaves in a hypocritical manner.
 * 5)  a supporter of PAS.
 * 6) * 2021, Utusan
 * 7) * "ms"

- Masyarakat tidak sepatutnya lagi menggelar Pas sebagai sebuah parti ‘tok lebai’ dan Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Mela­ka akan membuktikan bahawa tanggapan itu salah.