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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tembikai, metathesis of mendikai, borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi). Mostly replaced by semangka.
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- Hyphenation: têm‧bi‧kai
Noun
têmbikai (plural tembikai-tembikai)
- (rare) watermelon
- Synonym: semangka
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Malay
Etymology
Metathesis of mendikai, borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təmbikai̯/
- Rhymes: -ai̯
- Hyphenation: tem‧bi‧kai
Noun
tembikai (Jawi spelling تمبيکاي, plural tembikai-tembikai, informal 1st possessive tembikaiku, 2nd possessive tembikaimu, 3rd possessive tembikainya)
- watermelon (fruit)
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