alwah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay alwah, from Classical Malay الوه (alwa), from Arabic أَلْوَة (ʔalwa, “aloe”). Compare to Armenian հալվե (halve, “aloe; agarwood”)

Pronunciation

Noun

alwah (plural alwah-alwah)

  1. agarwood
    Synonym: gaharu

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