bawang putih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bawang (“Allium sp.”) +‎ putih (“white”), from Malay bawang putih.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bawang putih (first-person possessive bawang putihku, second-person possessive bawang putihmu, third-person possessive bawang putihnya)

1. garlic

See also

• bawang merah
• bawang bombai

Further reading

• “bawang putih” 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

From bawang (“onion”) +‎ putih (“white”).

Noun

bawang putih (Jawi spelling باوڠ ڤوتيه, plural bawang-bawang putih, informal 1st possessive bawang putihku, 2nd possessive bawang putihmu, 3rd possessive bawang putihnya)

1. garlic

See also

• bawang merah

Further reading

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