bawang putih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bawang (“Allium sp.”) +‎ putih (“white”), from Malay bawang putih.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bawang putih (plural bawang-bawang putih)

1. garlic

See also

• bawang merah
• bawang bombai

Further reading

• “bawang putih”, 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 bawang (“onion”) +‎ putih (“white”), literally “white onion”.

Noun

bawang putih (Jawi spelling باوڠ ڤوتيه, plural bawang-bawang putih or bawang² putih)

1. garlic

   Synonym: dasun (Classical Malay)

See also

• bawang merah
• daun bawang

Further reading

• "bawang putih" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017