saliara
Sundanese
editEtymology
editA theory suggests that the name comes from a mispronunciation of the surname De Serrière, a resident who must have introduced the plant.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsaliara
Derived terms
edit- nyaliara (“to spread everywhere”)
References
edit- ^ "Salijara" in 'Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek', S. Coolsma, A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij, 2nd print (1913), page 581.
- "Sommigen zeggendat deze plant aldus genoemd is naar denresident De Serrière, die ze hier en daarmoet hebben ingevoerd"
- "Some say that this plant was thus named after the resident De Serrière, who must have introduced it here and there"