anggrek
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay anggerik, anggrek, from Classical Malay [script needed] (anggĕrik), [script needed] (anggrĕk), from Javanese ꦲꦔ꧀ꦒꦿꦺꦏ꧀ (anggrék, “orchid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaŋɡrɛʔ/
- Hyphenation: ang‧grèk
- Rhymes: -ɡrɛʔ, -rɛʔ, -ɛʔ, -ʔ
Noun
anggrèk (plural anggrek-anggrek, first-person possessive anggrekku, second-person possessive anggrekmu, third-person possessive anggreknya)
- orchid: a plant of the orchid family.
Synonyms
- anggerik (Standard Malay)
- orkid (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- menganggrekkan
- penganggrek
- penganggrekan
- peranggrekan
- anggrek akar
- anggrek bulan
- anggrek bulan bintang
- anggrek buntut tikus
- anggrek gurun
- anggrek hartinah
- anggrek hibrida
- anggrek hitam
- anggrek kantung kolopaking
- anggrek kebutan
- anggrek ki aksara
- anggrek larat
- anggrek macan
- anggrek merpati
- anggrek pandan
- anggrek selop
- anggrek serat
- anggrek stroberi
- anggrek tebu
Further reading
- “anggrek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.