kayu putih

Compound of kayu (“wood”) +‎ putih (“white”), from Malay kayu putih.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌkaju ˈputih/ [ˌka.ju ˈpu.t̪ɪh]
• Rhymes: -utih
• Syllabification: ka‧yu pu‧tih

kayu putih (plural kayu-kayu putih)

1. Melaleuca leucadendra; cajuput

   Synonym: gelam

2. Eucalyptus alba; white gum

   Synonym: hue

• “kayu putih”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Compound of kayu (“wood”) +‎ putih (“white”), literally “white wood”.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˌkaju ˈputeh/ [ˌka.ju ˈpu.t̪eh]
  • Rhymes: -uteh, -teh, -eh

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˌkaju ˈputih/ [ˌka.ju ˈpu.t̪ih]
  • Rhymes: -utih, -tih, -ih
• Hyphenation: ka‧yu pu‧tih

kayu putih (Jawi spelling کايو ڤوتيه, plural kayu-kayu putih)

1. Synonym of gelam (“cajuput tree; Melaleuca leucadendra”)

• > Indonesian: kayu putih (inherited)
• → Burmese: ကာကျူပွတ် (ka-kyu-pwat)
• → English: cajuput
• → French: cajeput