akar
Pronunciation: /aka(r)/
“akar” is a Malay word. Its 7 meanings in English:
noun
- the part of a plant that grows underground, absorbing water and minerals.
- the part of a tooth
- the part of a hair
- the primary lexical unit of a word
- root; origin; source; foundation (the fundamental or essential part of something).
- root (a number that, when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, produces a specified number).
- liana (a creeping or climbing plant)
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ.
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