manikam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay manikam, from Classical Malay مانيکم (manikam), from Tamil மாணிக்கம் (māṇikkam), from Sanskrit माणिक्य (māṇikya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈma.ni.kam]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧kam

Noun

manikam (plural manikam-manikam, first-person possessive manikamku, second-person possessive manikammu, third-person possessive manikamnya)

1. gem; precious stone

Further reading

• “manikam” 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

Borrowed from Tamil மாணிக்கம் (māṇikkam), from Sanskrit माणिक्य (māṇikya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manikam/
• Rhymes: -kam, -am

Noun

manikam (Jawi spelling مانيکم, plural manikam-manikam, informal 1st possessive manikamku, 2nd possessive manikammu, 3rd possessive manikamnya)

1. gem; precious stone

   Jauhari juga yang mengenal manikam.

   It takes a jeweller to tell a gem.

Descendants

• Indonesian: manikam

Further reading

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