kombukha
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From English kombucha, from Japanese 昆布茶 (konbucha, “kelp tea”). The change from -ch- to -kh- is possibly contaminated by Dutch komboecha, although its actual pronunciation was unclear.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kombukha (first-person possessive kombukhaku, second-person possessive kombukhamu, third-person possessive kombukhanya)
Further reading edit
- “kombukha” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.