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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgiʀi.
Pronunciation
Noun
tenggiri (Jawi spelling تڠݢيري, plural tenggiri-tenggiri, informal 1st possessive tenggiriku, 2nd possessive tenggirimu, 3rd possessive tenggirinya)
- Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus spp.)
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Further reading
- “tenggiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.