semangka

Iban

Alternative forms

• semengka

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay semangka

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 Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/

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• Hyphenation: sê‧mang‧ka

Noun

sêmangka (plural semangka-semangka)

1. watermelon:

   Synonyms: tembikai, mendikai, keramboja

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

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:payudara

Javanese

Romanization

semangka

1. romanization of ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka), probably derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mɔŋɡɔ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/

Noun

semangka (Jawi spelling سمڠک, plural semangka-semangka or semangka²) (Johor, Singapore, Riau)

1. watermelon (fruit)

   Synonyms: tembikai (Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas), mendikai (Sumatra, Negeri Sembilan), timun Cina (Peninsular East Coast)

Descendants

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

Further reading

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