jerangau
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zariaŋaw (“a plant: Calamus spp.”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒəraŋaw/
- Rhymes: -əraŋaw, -raŋaw, -aŋaw, -ŋaw, -aw
Noun
jerangau (Jawi spelling جراڠاو, informal 1st possessive jerangauku, 2nd possessive jerangaumu, 3rd possessive jerangaunya)
- a kind of plant; Acorus calamus
Derived terms
- jerangau laut
- jerangau padang
Further reading
- “jerangau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.