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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)
- 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)
- spurred mangrove, Ceriops tagal
- Hypernym: bakau
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