nutfah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic نُطْفَةٌ (nuṭfatun). Attested before 1950.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʊt̪̚fah]
  • Hyphenation: nút‧fah

Noun

nutfah (plural nutfah-nutfah)

  1. ejaculate
    Synonym: mani
  2. (agriculture) embryo

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