ฮูบีฮารา

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

Compound of ฮูบี (hubi, “tuberous plant”) +‎ ฮารา (hara, “fig”). Cognate with Kedah Malay ubi ara (“idem”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hubi hara/, [huˈbi haˈra]

Noun

ฮูบีฮารา (hubi hara)

  1. Asiatic bitter yam (Dioscorea hispida)

Further reading

  • Wongbusarakum, Supin (2007), The Urak Lawoi' of the Adang Archipelago, Thailand‎[1], Bangkok: Themma Group, →ISBN, page 96
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