semanggi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦁꦒꦶ (semanggi, “clover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈmaŋ.ɡi/
• Rhymes: -ɡi, -i
• Hyphenation: sê‧mang‧gi

Noun

sêmanggi

1. clover (a plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers)

   Synonym: klaver

2. (transport) cloverleaf interchange (a junction of two highways, one crossing over the other, having a series of exit and entrance ramps, arranged in the form of a four-leaf clover, such that traffic may proceed from either highway in all directions)

   Synonym: simpang susun semanggi

References

• “semanggi” 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.