lidah buaya

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of lidah (“tongue”) +‎ buaya (“crocodile”), from Malay lidah buaya.

Noun

lidah buaya (first-person possessive lidah buayaku, second-person possessive lidah buayamu, third-person possessive lidah buayanya)

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Further reading

• “lidah buaya” 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 lidah (“tongue”) +‎ buaya (“crocodile”).

Noun

lidah buaya (Jawi spelling ليده بوايا, plural lidah-lidah buaya, informal 1st possessive lidah buayaku, 2nd possessive lidah buayamu, 3rd possessive lidah buayanya)

1. aloe vera

Further reading

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