kulit kayu manis
Malay
Etymology
From kulit kayu (“bark”) + manis (“sweet”); literally "sweet bark".
Noun
kulit kayu manis (Jawi spelling کوليت کايو مانيس, plural kulit-kulit kayu manis, informal 1st possessive kulit kayu manisku, impolite 2nd possessive kulit kayu manismu, 3rd possessive kulit kayu manisnya)
- cinnamon (the spice)
See also
- kayu manis (the tree)
Further reading
- “kulit kayu manis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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