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gelagah.

kans grass, tiger grass, Saccharum spontaneum

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈlaɡah/Standard-Indonesian[ɡəˈla.ɡah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. kans grass, tiger grass, Saccharum spontaneum

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay gelagah, from Classical Malay gelagah (“sugar cane”), from Javanese ꦒ꧀ꦭꦒꦃ (glagah).

noun/ɡəˈlaɡah/Standard-Indonesian[ɡəˈla.ɡah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. land or yard that slopes to the south

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].

noun/ɡəˈlaɡah/Standard-Indonesian[ɡəˈla.ɡah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. bridled cardinalfish (Apogon frenatus).

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