nangka

English

Alternative forms

• nangca

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano nangka.

Noun

nangka (plural nangkas)

1. (chiefly Philippines) jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Anagrams

• Ankang

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋka/
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangka

1. jackfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: nang‧ka
• IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋkaʔ/ [ˈn̪ɐŋ.kaʔ]

Noun

nangkà

1. the jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
2. the fruit of this tree
3. the seeds of the fruit used as food

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋˈkaʔ/ [n̪aŋˈkaʔ]
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangkâ (Basahan spelling ᜈᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. alternative form of langka (“jackfruit”)

Chavacano

Alternative forms

• nanca

Etymology

Borrowed from Hiligaynon nangka (“jackfruit”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋka/ [ˈnaŋ.ka]
• IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋkaʔ/ [ˈnaŋ.kaʔ] (Ternateño, Zamboangueño)
• Rhymes: -a, -aʔ, -ka, -kaʔ
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangka

1. jackfruit

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Noun

nangka

1. jackfruit

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋkaʔ/
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangka

1. jackfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nangka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋka.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋka/ [ˈnaŋ.ka]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: nang‧ka

Noun

nangka (plural nangka-nangka)

1. jackfruit, the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus
2. the large fruit from this tree

Derived terms

• nangka belanda

Further reading

• “nangka”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋka/, [ˈnãŋ.kʰa]
• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

1. (Bantaeng, Konjo) dialectal form of rappo ciduʼ (“jackfruit”)

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋka/ [ˈnaŋ.ka]

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: nang‧ka

Noun

nangka (Jawi spelling نڠک, plural nangka-nangka)

1. jackfruit, the fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus

Further reading

• "nangka" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "nangka" at PRPM first version)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naŋˈkaʔ/ [n̪ɐŋˈk̠aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: nang‧ka

Noun

nangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. alternative form of langka (“jackfruit”) (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Anagrams

• angkan

Yagara

Adjective

nangka

1. hot

References

• Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.