terung masam
Malay
Etymology
Compound of terung (“eggplant, any edible nightshade”) + masam (“sour”)
Noun
- (Sarawak) Indian nightshade, Solanum lasiocarpum
- Synonyms: terung bulu, terung Iban
- (Peninsular East Coast) tomato
- Synonym: tomato
Coordinate terms
- terung belanda
- terung bulu
- terung pipit
Further reading
- “terung masam”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017