terong

Indonesian

Noun

terong (first-person possessive terongku, second-person possessive terongmu, third-person possessive terongnya)

1. Alternative spelling of terung (“eggplant; aubergine”)
   • 2018 June 8, “Peluang Ekspor Terong ke Jepang Terbuka [Opportunity for Export of Eggplant to Japan is Open]”, in Suara Merdeka‎^[1], archived from the original on 3 November 2018:

     ”Khusus terong, Indonesia adalah yang terbesar ekspor ke Jepang. Tetapi untuk buah nanas, masih kalah dari Tiongkok, Vietnam, dan Thailand,” katanya. … ”Terong biasnaya kami dapatkan dari daerah penghasil terong yakni Rembang dan Cepu (Blora)."

     "Especially eggplant, Indonesia is the biggest exporter to Japan. But for pineapple, [our country] still loses to China, Vietnam and Thailand," he says. … "For eggplants we usually obtain them from eggplant producing regions which are Rembang and Cepu (Blora)."

Usage notes

Formerly only terung accepted as standard spelling. Now, KBBI accommodate both spellings, while preferred terung. The spelling terong is influenced by Javanese térong.