minyak sapi
Malay
Etymology
Compound of minyak (“oil”) + sapi (“cow”). Literally, “cow oil”.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌmiɲak ˈsapi/ [ˌmi.ɲaʔ ˈsa.pi]
- Rhymes: -api, -i
- Hyphenation: mi‧nyak sa‧pi
Noun
minyak sapi (Jawi spelling ميڽق ساڤي, plural minyak-minyak sapi or minyak2 sapi)
- ghee
- Synonym: (obsolete) gi
- Synonym: (Indonesia) minyak samin
Further reading
- "minyak sapi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017