lidah buaya
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of lidah (“tongue”) + buaya (“crocodile”), from Malay lidah buaya.
Noun
lidah buaya (first-person possessive lidah buayaku, second-person possessive lidah buayamu, third-person possessive lidah buayanya)
- aloe vera
Further reading
- “lidah buaya” 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 lidah (“tongue”) + buaya (“crocodile”).
Noun
lidah buaya (Jawi spelling ليده بوايا, plural lidah-lidah buaya, informal 1st possessive lidah buayaku, 2nd possessive lidah buayamu, 3rd possessive lidah buayanya)
- aloe vera
Further reading
- “lidah buaya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.