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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tampuk₃ (“stem, stalk of a plant”).
The sense of "stigmatic lobe" is probably a misconception with the pattern of tampuk manggis as it is actually refers to the pedicel parts of the fruit.
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Noun
tampuk (plural tampuk-tampuk, informal 1st possessive tampukku, 2nd possessive tampukmu, 3rd possessive tampuknya)
- (botany) pedicel, the end of the stem where the fruit is attached (usually include the sepal).
- tampuk manggis ― pedicel of a mangosteen
- (colloquial, of garcinias) a stigmatic lobe left when a fruit ripe (i.e. on mangosteen, kecupu, gelugur etc.).
- (anatomy) a hilus.
- handle of a tool or similar object.
- (figurative) position of a leader.
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