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Minangkabau
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *hulət (“worm; maggot”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (“maggot, caterpillar, larva of a metamorphosing insect”), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj (“type of small worm”). Cognate with Indonesian ulat.
Noun
ulek
- worm
- larva of insect, such as maggot, caterpillar, etc.
References
- Kamus Minangkabau - Indonesia [Minangkabau - Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, 1985