Lidah-lidah
from indonesia
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noun
sains
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
A term referring to the plant Alangium ebenaceum or a type of flat-bodied marine fish inhabiting the bottom of warm waters.
Etymology
The base word 'lidah' (tongue) undergoes reduplication to indicate a resemblance in shape to the tongue organ.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication