tembikai

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay tembikai, metathesis of mendikai, borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi). Mostly replaced by semangka.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [təmˈbikai̯]
  • Hyphenation: têm‧bi‧kai

Noun[edit]

têmbikai (first-person possessive tembikaiku, second-person possessive tembikaimu, third-person possessive tembikainya)

  1. (rare) watermelon
    Synonym: semangka

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 78.

Further reading[edit]

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Metathesis of mendikai, borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /təmbikai̯/
  • Rhymes: -ai̯
  • Hyphenation: tem‧bi‧kai

Noun[edit]

tembikai (Jawi spelling تمبيکاي, plural tembikai-tembikai, informal 1st possessive tembikaiku, 2nd possessive tembikaimu, 3rd possessive tembikainya)

  1. watermelon (fruit)

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: têmbikai

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 78.

Further reading[edit]

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