terung

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

terung

  1. eggplant; aubergine (fruit of the plant)

Indonesian
terung

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay terung or Javanese térong.

Noun

terung (plural terung-terung, first-person possessive terungku, second-person possessive terungmu, third-person possessive terungnya)

  1. Solanum melongena (plant)
  2. eggplant; aubergine (fruit of the plant)

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Other derivations and compound words:

  • terung bali (“Solanum cyphopersicum”)
  • terung belanda (“Cyphomandra betacea; tamarillo”)
  • terung hitam (“Solanum nigrum”)
  • tua-tua terung asam

Malay

Etymology

Of unknown origin (compare Cebuano talong, tawong, Javanese térong, Tagalog talong, Brooke's Point Palawano terung).

Pronunciation

Noun

terung (Jawi spelling تروڠ‎, plural terung-terung, informal first-person possessive terungku, informal second-person possessive terungmu, third-person possessive terungnya)

  1. plant belonging to the family Solanaceae and genus Solanum that produces edible fruits

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Other derivations and compound words:

  • terung ungu (“Solanum melongena; eggplant; aubergine”)
  • terung hitam (“Solanum nigrum”)
  • terung asam (“Solanum ferox”)
  • terung bali (“Solanum cyphopersicum”)
  • terung belanda (“Solanum aculeatissimum”)
  • terung pipit (“Solanum sarmentosum”)
  • terung rembang (“Solanum torvum”)
  • tua-tua terung asam, makin tua selera makin tajam
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