Lanau

lanau pirin

lanau nukak

ulun lanau

Pronunciation

la-naou

Alternative Spellings

1. Lanaw

Translations

Part of speech

noun

Scientific name

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Kelabit

1. Edteh na'an kerid nuk beluluk nedih kereb kenen.

English

1. The pith of a young plant which is eaten.

Malay

1. Umbut sejenis tumbuhan muda yang boleh dimakan.

Encyclopedic info

Kelabit

Lanau inih dooq ulun iring tengab ebpaq mey abang. Daun nadih buyur. Pu'un da'un mey anit nuk ngered tu'en memug/ngelanit. Dooq main tu'en ngeriki ruyung bawang budaq, pusuq mey dooq tu'en ngelened ruyung sup tengayen.

English

A local vegetable that grows wild, mostly along river banks or drains. It has an oval-pointed leaf. To prepare, peel the old leaves and collect the soft part/pith of the plant. It can be fried with garlic, anchovies, etc or cooked with tengayen for soup. It taste like asparagus.

Malay

Sejenis sayur liar yang tumbuh di tepi sungai atau parit. Daunnya berbentuk lonjong. Sebelum dimasak, daun-daun tua dikupas. Biasanya digoreng dengan bawang putih, ikan bilis, dan lain-lain rempah, ataupun direbus dengan tengayen untuk dibuat sup. Rasanya seperti asparugus.

Latin Name

Commelina paludosa

Example sentences

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