lintah
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay lintah, from Proto-Malayic *lintah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-məCaq.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lintah (first-person possessive lintahku, second-person possessive lintahmu, third-person possessive lintahnya)
- leech (annelid)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lintah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *lintah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-məCaq.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lintah (Jawi spelling لينته, plural lintah-lintah, informal 1st possessive lintahku, 2nd possessive lintahmu, 3rd possessive lintahnya)
- leech (annelid)
Further reading edit
- “lintah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.