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Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Sundanese kawao
Noun
kawao
- (regional, botany) A climbing plant whose bark is extracted to produce a juice that prevents the souring of sugar palm sap inside a bamboo tube; Millettia sericea.
Etymology 2
From Mandar kawao
Noun
kawao
- (regional, mythology) A colossal octopus that suddenly appears around ships and endangers them.[1]
Etymology 3
From Pamona kawao
Noun
kawao
- basket used to hold roosters for baiting male partridges.[2]
References
- ^ Idrus L, Ridhwan (2020) “Islam and Local Wisdom: Learning From the Wisdom of the Mandar Tribe's Sea Traditions”, in Didaktika (in Indonesian), volume 14, number 1, pages 79-98
- ^ Bapak Dj. Tiladuru (2018) “Kamus Bahasa Pamona-Indonesia”, in LOBO:Annals of Sulawesi Research (in Indonesian)
Sundanese
Noun
kawao
- A climbing plant whose bark is extracted to produce a juice that prevents the souring of sugar palm sap inside a bamboo tube; Millettia sericea.
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