mendikai

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Malay

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. watermelon (fruit)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Malay: tembikai
    • Indonesian: têmbikai
    (by metathesis)

References

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

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