anak lidah
Malay
Etymology
anak (“child”) + lidah (“tongue”), from Proto-Malayic *anak dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *anak dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *anak dilah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anaʔ.lidah/
- Rhymes: -idah, -dah, -ah
Noun
anak lidah (Jawi spelling انق ليده, plural anak-anak lidah, informal 1st possessive anak lidahku, 2nd possessive anak lidahmu, 3rd possessive anak lidahnya)
- (anatomy) Uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)
- 1965, Shahnon Ahmad, Debu merah, page 83.
- Gembong ketawa terbahak2 hinggakan ternampak jelas anak lidah-nya merah terkodek2.
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- 1965, Shahnon Ahmad, Debu merah, page 83.
Synonyms
- anak tekak
- uvula