pisang raja

Malay

Etymology

pisang (“banana”) +‎ raja (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pisaŋ rad͡ʒa]

Noun

pisang raja (Jawi spelling ڤيسڠ راج, plural pisang-pisang raja)

1. a hybrid banana (Musa × paradisiaca)

   Synonym: punti

References

• "pisang raja" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “pisang raja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.