bawang putih

Compound of bawang (“Allium sp.”) +‎ putih (“white”), from Malay bawang putih.

bawang putih (first-person possessive bawang putihku, second-person possessive bawang putihmu, third-person possessive bawang putihnya)

1. garlic

• bawang merah
• bawang bombai

• “bawang putih” 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.

From bawang (“onion”) +‎ putih (“white”).

bawang putih (Jawi spelling باوڠ ڤوتيه, plural bawang-bawang putih, informal 1st possessive bawang putihku, 2nd possessive bawang putihmu, 3rd possessive bawang putihnya)

1. garlic

• bawang merah

• “bawang putih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.