uteng vegetable, leafy greens

Part of Speech	n
Pronunciation	uˈtɛŋ
Borrowed Word	Austronesian, cf. PMP *qutan 'small, wild herbaceous plants; scrub-land, bush' (ACD). Possible source languages found on all sides of Alor. [Blust and Trussel ongoing]

• • vegetable, leafy greens

  • • Example 721:
      

      Neta uteng leuli.

      I water the vegetables.

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• See also:
  • kol teng moringa, drumstick tree