batu lumut

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of batu (“stone”) +‎ lumut (“moss”).

Noun

batu lumut (first-person possessive batu lumutku, second-person possessive batu lumutmu, third-person possessive batu lumutnya)

jade: a bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
batu lumut:

Synonyms: batu lumut, biru empedu, biru giok

Further reading

“batu lumut” 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.
Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia

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