lengkuas

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Malay lengkuas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ləŋ.ˈku.as/
  • Rhymes: -as, -s
  • Hyphenation: lêng‧ku‧as

Noun[edit]

lengkuas (first-person possessive lengkuasku, second-person possessive lengkuasmu, third-person possessive lengkuasnya)

  1. galangal
    Synonym: laos

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Further reading[edit]

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -as

Noun[edit]

lengkuas (plural lengkuas-lengkuas, informal 1st possessive lengkuasku, 2nd possessive lengkuasmu, 3rd possessive lengkuasnya)

  1. galangal

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: lengkuas
  • Manado Malay: lingkuas