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adas.

lentils

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈadas/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.das]Standard-Indonesian
  1. lentils

  2. fennel

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay adas (“fennel”), from Classical Malay ادس (adas) * from Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas, “lentil”), possibly via Persian عدس (“'adas”). * from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadas (“anise, aniseed, fennel”), *aqedas (“plant with sharp leaves”). Cognate of Tagalog háras, Old Javanese hadas (“anise”), Javanese adas (“fennel”), Balinese adas (“mint”).

verb/ˈadas/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.das]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to come somewhere to have fun

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Kalimantan Malay).

noun/ˈadas/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.das]Standard-Indonesian
  1. mats made of woven yam leaves for drying rice or coverings for people taking steam baths with spices

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Central Malay [Term?] (Lematang), probably related to etymology 1.

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