delima
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See also: dĕlimă
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay delima, from Pali dāḷima, from Sanskrit दाडिम (dāḍima, “pomegranate tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dêlima (first-person possessive delimaku, second-person possessive delimamu, third-person possessive delimanya)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “delima” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Pali dāḷima, from Sanskrit दाडिम (dāḍima, “pomegranate tree”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /dəlimə/
- (Baku) IPA(key): /dəlima/
- Rhymes: -imə, -mə, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
delima (Jawi spelling دليما, plural delima-delima, informal 1st possessive delimaku, 2nd possessive delimamu, 3rd possessive delimanya)
- pomegranate (fruit)
- ruby (gem)
Descendants
- Indonesian: delima
Further reading
- “delima” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.