A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth, moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
English: saliva, spit, spittle
ludahBahasa Indonesia
spit, dribble, drivel, drool, expectoration
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Noun
The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
English: spit, spitting, expectoration
Bahasa: meludah
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Protective secretion of the mucus membranes, in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells, in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
English: mucus, mucous secretion
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2 more noun senses
Expectorated matter, saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages, in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
English: phlegm, sputum
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Saliva spilling from the mouth
English: drool, dribble, drivel, slobber
Bahasa: air liur
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Verb
Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
English: spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue
Bahasa: meludah, meludahkan, meluahkan, berludah, mendahak, membura