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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay gaharu (“agarwood”), from Pali agaru (“agarwood”), from Sanskrit अगुरु (aguru, “agarwood”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaharu/
- Hyphenation: ga‧ha‧ru
Noun
gaharu
- agarwood
References
- ^ Mona Lohanda, Tom Hoogervorst, Marco Roling, Nurhayu Santoso (2018) VOC Glossary Indonesia, 1.4 edition, Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia (ANRI) and The Corts Foundation (TCF)
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