lintah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay lintah, from Proto-Malayic *lintah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-məCaq.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlintah/ [ˈlin̪.t̪ah]
- Rhymes: -intah
- Syllabification: lin‧tah
Noun
lintah (plural lintah-lintah)
- leech (annelid)
Derived terms
- melintah
- lintah darat
- lintah perca
Further reading
- “lintah” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *lintah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-məCaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lintah/
- Rhymes: -intah, -tah, -ah
Noun
lintah (Jawi spelling لينته, plural lintah-lintah)
- leech (annelid)
Further reading
- “lintah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.