enau

Indonesian

Noun

enau (first-person possessive enauku, second-person possessive enaumu, third-person possessive enaunya)

  1. sugar palm

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)anaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanahaw.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (hanāu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ənau̯/
  • Rhymes: -nau̯, -au̯

Noun

ĕnau (Jawi spelling اناو, plural enau-enau, informal 1st possessive enauku, 2nd possessive enaumu, 3rd possessive enaunya)

  1. sugar palm
    Synonyms: kabung, aren

Descendants
  • Indonesian: enau

Further reading
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