Kaburo

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Inan kaburo mulun
'Kaburo' in it's natural habitat
Uat kaburo
'Kaburo' rhizome
Busak kaburo
'Kaburo' flower
Kaburo pering
Dried 'kaburo'

Pronounciation

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Alternative spellings

  1. Keburo


Translations

Part of speech
noun
English
Sweet flag
Malay
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Derived Terms

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Encyclopedic info

Scientific name
Acorus calamus
Kelabit
'Kaburo' inah adhah sibu
Uat nuk pangah pidang tuen nutuk, ngelamud ruyung abpa'. Abpa' dih rupen, koh tabat etap selangui, mey lemaii
Baney 'kaburo' pakai meta'ut ada'
English
'Kaburo' is cultivated 1
The dried rhizome is pounded, mixed with water and drunk as an antidote to snake bites, and as a cure for diarrhoea.1
Wearing a necklace of dried 'kaburo' is believed to scare away malevolent spirits because of the smell.1
Malay
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References

  1. Ethnobotany of the Iban & Kelabit by Hanne Christensen
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