jelutung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jelutung. Cognate with Bakung njau lutung.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈlutuŋ/ [d͡ʒəˈlu.t̪ʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -utuŋ
  • Syllabification: je‧lu‧tung

Noun

jelutung (plural jelutung-jelutung) (botany)

  1. jelutong (Dyera costulata)
  2. Timor white gum (Eucalyptus urophylla)

Derived terms

Compounds
  • jelutung bukit

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Bakung njau lutung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈlutuŋ/ [d͡ʒəˈlu.t̪uŋ]

Noun

jelutung (Jawi spelling جلوتوڠ, plural jelutung-jelutung) (botany)

  1. generic for rubber-yielding trees, mostly Dyera spp., best known is jelutong (Dyera costulata)
  2. (~ badak) a plant of which the root is used in treating syphilis (Tabernaemontana corymbosa)
  3. (~ bukit) a kind of tree (Antidesma velutinosum)
  4. (~ laut) a small sea-shore spurge with a milky sap (Euphorbia atoto)
  5. (~ pipit) a kind of tree (Kibatalia maingayi)
  6. (rotan ~) a kind of rattan palm (Daemonorops geniculatus)

Derived terms

Compounds
  • jelutung badak
  • jelutung bukit
  • jelutung daun lebar
  • jelutung laut
  • jelutung pipit
  • rotan jelutung
Toponyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jelutung
  • English: jelutong

Further reading