kelapa sawit

Indonesian

Etymology

From kelapa +‎ sawit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˌlapa ˈsawit/ [kəˌla.pa ˈsa.wɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awit
• Syllabification: ke‧la‧pa sa‧wit

Noun

kelapa sawit (plural kelapa-kelapa sawit)

1. oil palm

   Synonym: sawit

Further reading

• “kelapa sawit” 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.