terung ungu

Malay

Etymology

Compound of terung (eggplant) +‎ ungu (purple), literally purple eggplant.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /təˌroŋ ˈuŋɡu/ [t̪əˌroŋ ˈuŋ.ɡu], /təˌroŋ ˈuŋu/ [t̪əˌroŋ ˈu.ŋu]
    • Note: The additional /ɡ/ can be uttered in the schwa-variety
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /təˌruŋ ˈuŋu/ [t̪əˌruŋ ˈu.ŋu]
  • Hyphenation: te‧rung un‧gu

Noun

terung ungu (plural terung-terung ungu or terung2 ungu)

  1. eggplant, aubergine
    Synonyms: terung biru, terung Cina, terung hijau, terung manis