tembikai

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

têmbikai (plural tembikai-tembikai)

  1. (rare) watermelon
    Synonym: semangka

Synonyms

References

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

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tembikai (Jawi spelling تمبيکاي, plural tembikai-tembikai or tembikai2)

  1. watermelon (fruit)

Synonyms

  • semangka (Johore and Singapore)
  • mendikai (predominant in Sumatra)
  • timun cina (Kelantan)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tembikai (inherited)
  • → Tausug: tambikay

References

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

Further reading

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