murbei

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch moerbei, from Middle Dutch moerbeye, from Old Dutch *mōrberi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōrubaʀi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmurbei̯/ [ˈmur.bei̯]
• Syllabification: mur‧bei

Noun

murbei

1. mulberry (any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits)
2. mulberry (the fruit of this tree)

Synonyms

• besar
• besaran
• kertau

Further reading

• “murbei” 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.