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kayu.

wood (substance)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkaju/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.ju]Standard-Indonesian

  1. wood (substance)

  2. wood (wood from a particular species)

  3. wood (erection of the penis)

Where this word comes from

From Malay kayu, from Proto-Malayic *kayuʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

noun/ˈkaju/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.ju]Standard-Indonesian

  1. synonym of gulungan

Where this word comes from

From Malay kayu, from Proto-Malayic *kayuʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

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