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Malay
Etymology
Innovative form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qambawaŋ (“large mango: Mangifera odorata”).[1] Also bacang, macang, membacang, kembacang, mancang.
Pronunciation
Noun
embacang (plural embacang-embacang, informal 1st possessive embacangku, 2nd possessive embacangmu, 3rd possessive embacangnya)
- a type of mango, Mangifera foetida
References
Further reading
- “embacang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.