OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

kol kas[ˈkol ˈkas]

•  n. mung bean; legume with small, green beans.kacang hijau; kacang yg bijinya bulat-bulat kecil dan berwarna hijau.

Scientific name: Vigna radiata

Etymology: Likely reflects a separate borrowing of a compound with Central Timorese Austronesian, e.g., Tokodede, Mambae |fn{kaso} 'bean, pea'.

See also: kasu