lintah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay lintah, from Proto-Malayic *lintah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-məCaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪntah]
- Hyphenation: lin‧tah
Noun
lintah (first-person possessive lintahku, second-person possessive lintahmu, third-person possessive lintahnya)
- leech (annelid)
Further reading
- “lintah” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *lintah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-məCaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lintah/
- Rhymes: -intah, -tah, -ah
Noun
lintah (Jawi spelling لينته, plural lintah-lintah, informal 1st possessive lintahku, 2nd possessive lintahmu, 3rd possessive lintahnya)
- leech (annelid)
Further reading
- “lintah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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