semangka

Iban

Alternative forms

• semengka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ka
• Hyphenation: se‧mang‧ka

Noun

semangka

1. watermelon (fruit)

   Usun makai semangka.

   Usun eats watermelon.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay semangka, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka), probably derived from Min Nan 西瓜 (si-koe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/

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• Hyphenation: sê‧mang‧ka

Noun

sêmangka (first-person possessive semangkaku, second-person possessive semangkamu, third-person possessive semangkanya)

1. watermelon;

   Synonyms: tembikai, mendikai

   1. A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
   2. The fruit of the watermelon plant.
2. (figurative) woman breast(s)

Synonyms

• (woman breast): see Thesaurus:payudara

Javanese

Romanization

semangka

1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ.

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/

Noun

semangka (Jawi spelling سمڠک, plural semangka-semangka, informal 1st possessive semangkaku, 2nd possessive semangkamu, 3rd possessive semangkanya)

1. watermelon (fruit, particularly in Johor, Singapore and Riau)

   Synonyms: tembikai, mendikai, timun Cina

Descendants

• Indonesian: semangka
• → Ternate: samaka
  • → Sahu: samaka
  • → Tabaru: samaka

Further reading

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