kayu manis
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kayu (“wood”) + manis (“sweet”), inherited from Malay kayu manis (“cinnamon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ju ˈma.nɪs/
Noun
kayu manis (plural kayu-kayu manis, first-person possessive kayu manisku, second-person possessive kayu manismu, third-person possessive kayu manisnya)
- cinnamon:
- A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
- Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
- A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.
- kayu manis:
Further reading
- “kayu manis” 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
Noun
kayu manis (informal 1st possessive kayu manisku, 2nd possessive kayu manismu, 3rd possessive kayu manisnya)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: kayu manis (inherited)
Further reading
- “kayu manis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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