kertau
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- karatau (nonstandard)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kərˈtau̯/
- Rhymes: -tau̯
- Hyphenation: kêr‧tau
Noun
kêrtau
- king white mulberry, shahtoot mulberry, Tibetan mulberry, long mulberry (Morus macroura; flowering plant species in the genus Morus found in Tibet, the Himalayas, mountainous area of Indonesia, and rain forests of Indochina)
- Synonym: andalas
- mulberry (any of several trees, of the genus Morus)
Further reading
- “kertau” 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.