Telang

from indonesia

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From indonesia

Definition

Thin bamboo strip used for cooking lemang or weaving walls; also the butterfly pea plant (Clitoria ternatea).

Etymology

Derived from an Austronesian root referring to bamboo or climbing plants. The term existed in ancient Malay to describe thin bamboo strips, later undergoing semantic extension to name the Clitoria ternatea flower due to similarities in form or usage.

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