Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sirih

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sir-ih
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vining plant of Sumatra, whose leaves may be chewed with betel nuts or used medicinally to shrink the vagina after childbirth.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In a small Bamboo case, prettily carved and ornamented, the Dyak carries his sirih and lime for betel chewing, and his little long-bladed knife has a Bamboo sheath."

Etymology

From Malay sirih.

Word Breakdown

Root: sirih

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sirih mean?: A vining plant of Sumatra, whose leaves may be chewed with betel nuts or used medicinally to shrink the vagina after childbirth.
Where does sirih come from?: From Malay sirih.

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