getah perca

Malay

Etymology

getah (“latex”) +‎ perca (“scrap, rag”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɡətah pə(r)t͡ʃə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɡətah pə(r)t͡ʃa/

Noun

getah perca

1. gutta-percha (a latex)

Synonyms

• getah taban

Descendants

• → English: gutta-percha
• → Finnish: guttaperkka
• Indonesian: getah perca
• → Icelandic: gúttaperka
• → Swedish: guttaperka