cengkih

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cengkih, from Hokkien 丁芽 (teng-gê), the bud of 丁香 (teng-hiuⁿ, “clove”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəŋˈkɪh]
Hyphenation: cêng‧kih

Noun

cengkih (first-person possessive cengkihku, second-person possessive cengkihmu, third-person possessive cengkihnya)

clove (Syzygium aromaticum)

Alternative forms

cengkeh

Derived terms

bercengkih
percengkihan

Further reading

“cengkih” 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.

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