lumut kerak

Indonesian
lumut kerak

Etymology

Compound of lumut (“moss”) +‎ kerak (“crust”), calque of Dutch korstmos (“lichen”, literally “crust moss”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlumʊt̚ kəˈrak̚/

Noun

lumut kerak (first-person possessive lumut kerakku, second-person possessive lumut kerakmu, third-person possessive lumut keraknya)

  1. (botany) lichen: any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc.

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