lumut kerak

Indonesian

lumut kerak

Etymology

Compound of lumut (“moss”) +‎ kerak (“crust”), calque of Dutch korstmos (“lichen”, literally “crust moss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlumʊt̚ kəˈrak̚/

Noun

lumut kerak (first-person possessive lumut kerakku, second-person possessive lumut kerakmu, third-person possessive lumut keraknya)

1. (botany) lichen: any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc.

Further reading

• “lumut kerak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.