tengar

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tengar, from Proto-Malayic *təŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

têngar (plural tengar-tengar, first-person possessive tengarku, second-person possessive tengarmu, third-person possessive tengarnya)

  1. mangrove (tree or shrub)

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *təŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

tengar (Jawi spelling تڠر, plural tengar-tengar, informal 1st possessive tengarku, 2nd possessive tengarmu, 3rd possessive tengarnya)

  1. spurred mangrove, Ceriops tagal
    Hypernym: bakau

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tengar
  • ? Cebuano: tangal

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