lauh

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊh/
  • Hyphenation: la‧uh
  • Rhymes: -ʊh, -h

Etymology 1

Noun

lauh (plural lauh-lauh)

  1. sevenfinger threadfin (Filimanus heptadactyla)

Etymology 2

From Malay lauh, from Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ, “board, tablet, slab”). Doublet of alwah and loh.

Noun

lauh (plural lauh-lauh)

  1. board, tablet, slab
Usage notes

The Indonesian translation for Tablets of Stone use loh as in loh batu.

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