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taum

[ta-um]

noun

LanguageBalinese (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. indigo plant (Indigofera suffruticosa)
  2. indigo plant
  3. A type of plant that is commonly used to produce a dark blue dye.
Examples

Petani nandur taum ring carik.

The farmer plants indigo in the field.

Ipun meli taum anggon ngewarnain kain.

They bought indigo to color the cloth.

Pronunciationta-um

Part of speechnoun

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Usage noteThis term refers specifically to the plant used in traditional dye processes.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.