bakau
Malay
Etymology
Cognate with Tagalog bakawan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bä.käu]
Noun
bakau (Jawi spelling باکاو, plural bakau-bakau, informal 1st possessive bakauku, impolite 2nd possessive bakaumu, 3rd possessive bakaunya)
- mangrove.
Further reading
- “bakau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.