merunggai

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil முருங்கை (muruṅkai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈruŋɡaj/, [məˈruŋ.ɡai̯]

Noun

merunggai (plural merunggai-merunggai, informal 1st possessive merunggaiku, 2nd possessive merunggaimu, 3rd possessive merunggainya)

1. moringa, drumstick, horseradish tree

Descendants

• → Cebuano: kamunggay
• Indonesian: merunggai
• → Tagalog: malunggay
  • → English: malunggay