singkong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay singkong, from Xiamen Hokkien 新光 (sin-kong, literally “new + bright”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsɪŋkɔŋ]

Noun

singkong (first-person possessive singkongku, second-person possessive singkongmu, third-person possessive singkongnya)

cassava
Synonyms: kaspe, kasava, ketela pohon, ubi kayu

Hyponyms

singkong aci
singkong karet
singkong kembang

Further reading

“singkong” 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.

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