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Malay
Etymology
anak (“child”) + lidah (“tongue”), from Proto-Malayic *anak dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *anak dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *anak dilah.
Pronunciation
Noun
anak lidah (Jawi spelling انق ليده, plural anak-anak lidah, informal 1st possessive anak lidahku, 2nd possessive anak lidahmu, 3rd possessive anak lidahnya)
- (anatomy) Uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)
1965, Shahnon Ahmad, Debu merah, page 83:Gembong ketawa terbahak2 hinggakan ternampak jelas anak lidah-nya merah terkodek2.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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