batu lumut
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of batu (“stone”) + lumut (“moss”).
Noun
batu lumut (plural batu-batu lumut)
- jade: a bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones
- batu lumut:
- Synonyms: batu lumut, biru empedu, biru giok
Further reading
- “batu lumut” 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.
- Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia