paliman

Malay

Etymology

Related to Javanese pakliman. First attested on 1875 in the Maleisch-Hollandsch Woordenboek.[1]

Noun

paliman (Jawi spelling ڤليمن‎, plural paliman-paliman, informal 1st possessive palimanku, impolite 2nd possessive palimanmu, 3rd possessive palimannya)

  1. dandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)

References

    “paardenbloem”, in Nieuw Hollandsch-Maleisch, Maleisch-Hollandsch Woordenboek‎, 1901

    1. Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “paliman”, in Maleisch-hollandsch woordenboek‎, Haarlem: Johannes Enschedé en zonen, page 60: “paliman, een soort van plant als onze paardebloem.”
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