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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 蕗蕎/蕗荞 (lō͘-kiō, “Chinese onion (Allium chinense)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lokio (plural lokio-lokio)
- garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, Chinese leek (Allium ramosum, Allium tuberosum)
- Synonyms: kucai, sigando
- (cooking) chive (Allium schoenoprasum)
References
- ^ Russell Jones (2009) Chinese loan-words in Malay and Indonesian: A background study, Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, →ISBN Invalid ISBN
- ^ Philip Leo (1975) Chinese loanwords spoken by the inhabitants of the city of Jakarta, Lembaga Research Kebudayaan Nasional, LIPI
Further reading
- “lokio” 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.
- Tantri Miharti, Kurniawati, Dewi Eka Arini Algozi (2019) Kamus Tata Boga (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 56