sampul tian

Malay

Etymology

sampul (“envelope”) +‎ tian (“uterus”)

Noun

sampul tian (Jawi spelling سامڤول تيان, plural sampul-sampul tian, informal 1st possessive sampul tianku, 2nd possessive sampul tianmu, 3rd possessive sampul tiannya)

1. afterbirth; placenta

   Synonyms: uri, tembuni, plasenta

Further reading

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