nangka

English

Alternative forms

• nangca

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano nangka.

Noun

nangka (plural nangkas)

1. (chiefly Philippines) jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Anagrams

• Ankang

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋˈkaʔ/, [n̪aŋˈkaʔ]
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangkâ

1. Alternative form of langka (“jackfruit”)

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋka/
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangka

1. jackfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: nang‧ka
• IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋkaʔ/, [ˈn̪aŋ.kʌʔ]

Noun

nangkà

1. the jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
2. the fruit of this tree
3. the seeds of the fruit used as food

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

nangka

1. jackfruit

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋkaʔ/
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangka

1. jackfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nangka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnaŋka]
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangka (first-person possessive nangkaku, second-person possessive nangkamu, third-person possessive nangkanya)

1. jackfruit, the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus
2. the large fruit from this tree.

Derived terms

• nangka belanda

 

Further reading

• “nangka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋ.ka/

• Audio (MY)

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Noun

nangka (Jawi spelling نڠک, plural nangka-nangka, informal 1st possessive nangkaku, 2nd possessive nangkamu, 3rd possessive nangkanya)

1. jackfruit, the fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus

Further reading

• “nangka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋˈkaʔ/, [nɐŋˈkaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. Alternative form of langka (“jackfruit”) (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Yagara

Adjective

nangka

1. hot

References

• Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.