semangka

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Iban

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ka
  • Hyphenation: se‧mang‧ka

Noun

semangka

  1. watermelon (fruit)
    Usun makai semangka.
    Usun eats watermelon.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay semangka, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka), probably derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sê‧mang‧ka

Noun

sêmangka (plural semangka-semangka)

  1. watermelon:
    Synonyms: tembikai, mendikai
    1. a plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit
    2. the fruit of the watermelon plant
  2. (figurative) woman's breast(s)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:payudara

Javanese

Romanization

semangka

  1. romanization of ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka), probably derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mɔŋɡɔ.

Pronunciation

Noun

semangka (Jawi spelling سمڠک, plural semangka-semangka)

  1. watermelon (fruit, particularly in Johor, Singapore and Riau)
    Synonyms: tembikai, mendikai, timun Cina

Descendants

  • Indonesian: semangka
  • Ternate: samaka

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