kemiri
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian kemiri, from Malay kemiri.
Noun
kemiri
Usage notes
- The taxonomic name Aleurites moluccanus is grammatically correct and is used e.g. by the Encyclopedia of Life and English Wikipedia. However, Aleurites moluccana is historically more widely used.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kemiri, from Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.
Pronunciation
Noun
kemiri (first-person possessive kemiriku, second-person possessive kemirimu, third-person possessive kemirinya)
Descendants
- → English: kemiri
Further reading
- “kemiri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.
Pronunciation
Noun
kemiri (Jawi spelling کميري, informal 1st possessive kemiriku, 2nd possessive kemirimu, 3rd possessive kemirinya)
- candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus).
- Synonyms: buah keras, keminting
Descendants
Further reading
- “kemiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.