enau

Inherited from Malay enau. In turn, from Proto-Malayic *(h)anaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanahaw.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /əˈnau̯/ [əˈnau̯]
• Rhymes: -au̯
• Syllabification: e‧nau

enau (plural enau-enau)

1. sugar palm

   Synonyms: aren, kabung

• “enau”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Proto-Malayic *(h)anaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanahaw.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (hanāu).

• IPA^(key): /ənau̯/
• Rhymes: -nau̯, -au̯

ĕnau (Jawi spelling اناو, plural enau-enau)

1. sugar palm

   Synonyms: kabung, aren

• Indonesian: enau

• “enau”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017