keladi

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaladi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəladi/

Noun

keladi (Jawi spelling کلادي, plural keladi-keladi, informal 1st possessive keladiku, 2nd possessive keladimu, 3rd possessive keladinya)

1. A root vegetable of the Colocasia genus, including the yam, taro etc.
2. Some kind of plant in the Arum family, of the genus Alocasia, Caladium, Colocasia etc.

Synonyms

• talas

Further reading

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