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jahe

“jahe” is a Malay word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. ginger

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese jahé (“ginger”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia (“ginger”). Cognate to Sundanese jahé, Old Javanese jahe, jahya (“ginger”). Doublet of jahi.

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