bawang merah

Indonesian

bawang merah

Etymology

Compound of bawang (“Allium sp.”) +‎ merah (“red”), from Malay bawang merah.

Noun

bawang merah (plural bawang-bawang merah)

1. shallot

   Synonym: berambang

See also

• bawang putih
• bawang bombai

Further reading

• “bawang merah” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From bawang (“onion”) +‎ merah (“red”).

Noun

bawang merah (Jawi spelling باوڠ ميره, plural bawang-bawang merah, informal 1st possessive bawang merahku, 2nd possessive bawang merahmu, 3rd possessive bawang merahnya)

1. shallot

See also

• bawang putih

Further reading

• “bawang merah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.