telur bitan
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of telur + Hokkien 皮蛋 (pî-tàn, “century egg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təˌlur ˈbitan/ [t̪əˌlʊr ˈbi.t̪an]
Noun
telur bitan (plural telur-telur bitan)
- century egg, a Chinese delicacy of preserved egg with a dark, translucent appearance and strong flavor
- Synonyms: telur hitam, telur seribu tahun
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “telur bitan”, 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