mendikai

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi).

Noun

mendikai (Jawi spelling منديکاي‎, plural mendikai-mendikai, informal 1st possessive mendikaiku, impolite 2nd possessive mendikaimu, 3rd possessive mendikainya)

watermelon (fruit)

Synonyms

tembikai (Malay Peninsular, Sumatra)
semangka (Johore and Singapore)

Descendants

Malay: tembikai (by metathesis)

References

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

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

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