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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay manikam, from Classical Malay مانيکم (manikam), from Tamil மாணிக்கம் (māṇikkam), from Sanskrit माणिक्य (māṇikya).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧kam
Noun
manikam (plural manikam-manikam, first-person possessive manikamku, second-person possessive manikammu, third-person possessive manikamnya)
- gem; precious stone
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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil மாணிக்கம் (māṇikkam), from Sanskrit माणिक्य (māṇikya).
Pronunciation
Noun
manikam (Jawi spelling مانيکم, plural manikam-manikam, informal 1st possessive manikamku, 2nd possessive manikammu, 3rd possessive manikamnya)
- gem; precious stone
Jauhari juga yang mengenal manikam.- It takes a jeweller to tell a gem.
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