lobak merah

Malay

Etymology

Calque from Cantonese 紅蘿蔔／红萝卜 (hung⁴ lo⁴ baak⁶, “carrot, red radish”, literally “red radish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlobak ˈmerah/ [ˌlo.baʔ ˈme.rah]

Noun

lobak merah (plural lobak-lobak merah or lobak² merah)

1. (Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore) carrot

   Synonym: (Indonesia) wortel

Descendants

• → Tausug: lubba' mila

Further reading

• “lobak merah”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017