mendikai
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Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi).
Noun[edit]
mendikai (Jawi spelling منديکاي, plural mendikai-mendikai, informal 1st possessive mendikaiku, 2nd possessive mendikaimu, 3rd possessive mendikainya)
- watermelon (fruit)
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Malay: tembikai
- Indonesian: têmbikai
References[edit]
- ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 78.
Further reading[edit]
- “mendikai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.