honje

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 火炬薑／火炬姜.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔnd͡ʒe/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒe, -e
• Hyphenation: hon‧je

Noun

honje (plural honje-honje, first-person possessive honjeku, second-person possessive honjemu, third-person possessive honjenya)

1. torch ginger, ginger flower, red ginger lily, torch lily, wild ginger (Etlingera elatior).

   Synonyms: kantan, kecombrang

Further reading

• “honje” 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.