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)
- cinnamon (the spice)
See also
- kayu manis (the tree)
Further reading
- “kulit kayu manis”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017