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alu.

pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈalu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.lu]Standard-Indonesian
  1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Where this word comes from

From Malay alu, from Classical Malay ألو (alu), from Old Malay [script needed] (halu), from Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).

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