Indonesian edit

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Etymology edit

From English kombucha, from Japanese 昆布茶(こんぶちゃ) (konbucha, kelp tea). The change from -ch- to -kh- is possibly contaminated by Dutch komboecha, although its actual pronunciation was unclear.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kɔmˈbuxa]
  • Hyphenation: kom‧bu‧kha

Noun edit

kombukha (first-person possessive kombukhaku, second-person possessive kombukhamu, third-person possessive kombukhanya)

  1. (rare) kombucha: a fermentation of sweetened tea.

Further reading edit