sirih

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English

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Etymology

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From Malay sirih.

Noun

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sirih (uncountable)

  1. A vining plant of Sumatra, whose leaves may be chewed with betel nuts or used medicinally to shrink the vagina after childbirth.

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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From Malay sirih.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sirih (first-person possessive sirihku, second-person possessive sirihmu, third-person possessive sirihnya)

  1. betel; betel pepper:
    1. an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle.
    2. dried leaves of plant above are chewed with betel nut

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sirih (informal 1st possessive sirihku, 2nd possessive sirihmu, 3rd possessive sirihnya)

  1. betel, betel pepper:
    1. an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle.
    2. dried leaves of plant above are chewed with betel nut

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: sirih
  • English: sirih
  • Min Nan: 絲里 (si-lí)

Further reading

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Slovene

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Noun

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sirih

  1. locative dual/plural of sir