kacang hijau
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kacang hijau.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌkat͡ʃaŋ ˈhid͡ʒau̯/ [ˌka.t͡ʃaŋ ˈhi.d͡ʒau̯]
- Rhymes: -id͡ʒau̯
- Syllabification: ka‧cang hi‧jau
Noun
kacang hijau (plural kacang-kacang hijau)
Further reading
“kacang hijau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Compound of kacang (“bean”) + hijau (“green”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃaŋ ˈhid͡ʒaw/ [ˈka.t͡ʃaŋ ˈhi.d͡ʒau̯]
- Hyphenation: ka‧cang‧hi‧jau
Noun
kacang hijau (plural kacang-kacang hijau)
- Mung bean; Green gram.
- Green bean.
- Synonym: kacang buncis
- (rare) Pigeon pea.
- Synonyms: kacang bali, kacang dal
- (Malaysia, slang) A military personnel, particularly from Malaysian Army.
- Coordinate terms: abang celoreng, mat terap
References
- "kacang hijau" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Further reading
- “kacang hijau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.