anak lidah

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Malay

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Etymology

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anak (child) +‎ lidah (tongue), from Proto-Malayic *anak dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *anak dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *anak dilah.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anak lidah (Jawi spelling انق ليده, plural anak-anak lidah, informal 1st possessive anak lidahku, 2nd possessive anak lidahmu, 3rd possessive anak lidahnya)

  1. (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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