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Tausug
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay tembikai, metathesis of mendikai, borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi).
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tambikaj/
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: tam‧bi‧kay
Noun
tambikay (Sulat Sūg spelling تَمْبِكَيْ)
- (Malaysia) watermelon
- Synonym: timun
Binī ku in tambikay ini dayn ha Johor Bahru.- I bought this watermelon from Johor Bahru.
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