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)
Derived terms
Compounds
- jelutung bukit
Further reading
- “jelutung” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Cognate with Bakung njau lutung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈlutuŋ/ [d͡ʒəˈlu.t̪uŋ]
Noun
jelutung (Jawi spelling جلوتوڠ, plural jelutung-jelutung) (botany)
- generic for rubber-yielding trees, mostly Dyera spp., best known is jelutong (Dyera costulata)
- (~ badak) a plant of which the root is used in treating syphilis (Tabernaemontana corymbosa)
- (~ bukit) a kind of tree (Antidesma velutinosum)
- (~ laut) a small sea-shore spurge with a milky sap (Euphorbia atoto)
- (~ pipit) a kind of tree (Kibatalia maingayi)
- (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
Further reading
- “jelutung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.