Timah-timah
from indonesia
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noun
sains
sains
From indonesia
Definition
Common name for the tree Ilex cymosa, and also refers to the white-scaled, slender marine fish Trichiurus savala, known locally as selayur.
Etymology
Reduplicated form of 'timah', used metaphorically to describe small or uniform objects, here referring to a plant and a fish.
Semantic Category
Specific category that classifies a word based on its semantic field or domain of usage.
sains