adas

Pronunciation: /ˈadas/

“adas” is an Indonesian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

lentils
fennel
mats made of woven yam leaves for drying rice or coverings for people taking steam baths with spices

verb

to come somewhere to have fun

Etymology

Inherited from Malay adas (“fennel”), from Classical Malay ادس (adas) * from Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas, “lentil”), possibly via Persian عدس (“'adas”). * from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadas (“anise, aniseed, fennel”), *aqedas (“plant with sharp leaves”). Cognate of Tagalog háras, Old Javanese hadas (“anise”), Javanese adas (“fennel”), Balinese adas (“mint”).

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