lengkuas
English
Noun
lengkuas (uncountable)
- Synonym of blue ginger (“Alpinia species”).
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay lengkuas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ləŋˈkuas/ [ləŋˈku.as]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: leng‧ku‧as
Noun
lengkuas (plural lengkuas-lengkuas)
Derived terms
- lengkuas merah (“Alpinia purpurata”, literally “red galangal”)
Further reading
- “lengkuas” 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.
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*laŋkuas”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Tantri Miharti, Kurniawati, Dewi Eka Arini Algozi (2019) Kamus Tata Boga [Culinary Arts Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 55
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləŋˈkwas/ [ləŋˈkwas]
Audio (Malaysia): (file) - Rhymes: -as
- Hyphenation: leng‧ku‧as
Noun
lengkuas (plural lengkuas-lengkuas)