humbut

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubuj (“heart of palm, palm-cabbage”). Cognate of Malay umbut, Tagalog ubod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hum.but/, [hu.mut]
  • Hyphenation: hum‧but

Noun

humbut (Sundanese script ᮠᮥᮙ᮪ᮘᮥᮒ᮪)

  1. heart of palm (innermost part or pith of palms)

Further reading

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