kacang hijau
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kacang hijau.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌkat͡ʃaŋ ˈhid͡ʒau̯/ [ˌka.t͡ʃaŋ ˈhi.d͡ʒau̯]
- Rhymes: -id͡ʒau̯
- Syllabification: ka‧cang hi‧jau
Noun
kacang hijau (plural kacang-kacang hijau)
Further reading
“kacang hijau”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Compound of kacang (“bean”) + hijau (“green”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkat͡ʃaŋ ˈhid͡ʒaw/ [ˌka.t͡ʃaŋ ˈhi.d͡ʒau̯]
- Hyphenation: ka‧cang‧hi‧jau
Noun
kacang hijau (plural kacang-kacang hijau)
- Mung bean; Green gram.
- Green bean.
- Synonym: kacang buncis
- (rare) Pigeon pea.
- Synonyms: kacang bali, kacang dal
- (Malaysia, slang) A military personnel, particularly from Malaysian Army.
- Coordinate terms: abang celoreng, mat terap
References
- “kacang hijau”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
- “kacang hijau”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017