keladi

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay keladi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈladi/ [kəˈla.di]
• Rhymes: -adi
• Syllabification: ke‧la‧di

Noun

keladi (plural keladi-keladi)

1. (botany, cooking) taro

   Synonyms: seratah, talas

Derived terms

• keladi hitam
• keladi katak
• keladi liliput
• keladi puyuh
• keladi tikus
• keladi tumbuk

Further reading

• “keladi”, 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
• Tantri Miharti; Kurniawati; Dewi Eka Arini Algozi (2019), Kamus Tata Boga [Culinary Arts Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 46

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaladi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəladi/

Noun

keladi (Jawi spelling کلادي, plural keladi-keladi or keladi²)

1. A root vegetable of the Colocasia genus, including the yam, taro etc.
2. Some kind of plant in the Arum family, of the genus Alocasia, Caladium, Colocasia etc.

Synonyms

• talas

Descendants

• > Indonesian: keladi (inherited)

Further reading

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