delima

See also: dĕlimă

Malay

Alternative forms

• dĕlimă

Etymology

From Sanskrit दालिम (dālima, “pomegranate tree”)

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /dəlimə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /dəlima/
• Rhymes: -imə, -mə, -ə

Noun

delima (Jawi spelling دليما‎, plural delima-delima, informal 1st possessive delimaku, impolite 2nd possessive delimamu, 3rd possessive delimanya)

1. pomegranate (fruit)
2. ruby (gem)

Further reading

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