lauh
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʊh/
- Hyphenation: la‧uh
- Rhymes: -ʊh, -h
Noun
lauh (plural lauh-lauh, first-person possessive lauhku, second-person possessive lauhmu, third-person possessive lauhnya)
- sevenfinger threadfin (Filimanus heptadactyla).
Etymology 2
From Malay lauh, from Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ, “board, tablet, slab”). Doublet of alwah and loh.
Noun
lauh (plural lauh-lauh, first-person possessive lauhku, second-person possessive lauhmu, third-person possessive lauhnya)
- board, tablet, slab
Usage notes
The Indonesian translation for Tablets of Stone use loh as in loh batu.
Alternative forms
- loh
Further reading
- “lauh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.