lengkuas
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay lengkuas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləŋ.ˈku.as/
- Rhymes: -as, -s
- Hyphenation: lêng‧ku‧as
Noun
lengkuas (first-person possessive lengkuasku, second-person possessive lengkuasmu, third-person possessive lengkuasnya)
- galangal
- Synonym: laos
Derived terms
- lengkuas merah
- lengkuas putih
Further reading
- “lengkuas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas.
Pronunciation
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
lengkuas (plural lengkuas-lengkuas, informal 1st possessive lengkuasku, 2nd possessive lengkuasmu, 3rd possessive lengkuasnya)
- galangal
Descendants
- Indonesian: lengkuas
- Manado Malay: lingkuas