tambikay
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Tausug[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Malay tembikai. Metathesis of mendikai, borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi).
Noun[edit]
tambikay
- (Malaysia) watermelon
- Synonym: timun
- Binī ku in tambikay ini dayn ha Johor Bahru.
- I bought this watermelon from Johor Bahru.
References[edit]
- ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 78.