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kawao

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Sundanese kawao

Noun

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kawao

  1. (regional, botany) A climbing plant whose bark is extracted to produce a juice that prevents the souring of sugar palm sap inside a bamboo tube; Millettia sericea.

Etymology 2

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From Mandar kawao

Noun

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kawao

  1. (regional, mythology) A colossal octopus that suddenly appears around ships and endangers them.[1]

Etymology 3

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From Pamona kawao

Noun

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kawao

  1. basket used to hold roosters for baiting male partridges.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Idrus L, Ridhwan (2020) “Islam and Local Wisdom: Learning From the Wisdom of the Mandar Tribe's Sea Traditions”, in Didaktika (in Indonesian), volume 14, number 1, pages 79-98
  2. ^ Bapak Dj. Tiladuru (2018) “Kamus Bahasa Pamona-Indonesia”, in LOBO:Annals of Sulawesi Research‎[1] (in Indonesian)

Sundanese

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Noun

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kawao

  1. A climbing plant whose bark is extracted to produce a juice that prevents the souring of sugar palm sap inside a bamboo tube; Millettia sericea.

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