jerangau

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zariaŋaw (“a plant: Calamus spp.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəraŋaw/
• Rhymes: -əraŋaw, -raŋaw, -aŋaw, -ŋaw, -aw
• Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

jerangau (Jawi spelling جراڠاو, informal 1st possessive jerangauku, 2nd possessive jerangaumu, 3rd possessive jerangaunya)

1. a kind of plant; Acorus calamus

Derived terms

• jerangau laut
• jerangau padang

Further reading

• “jerangau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.