mendikai

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi).

Noun

mendikai (Jawi spelling منديکاي‎, plural mendikai-mendikai, informal 1st possessive mendikaiku, impolite 2nd possessive mendikaimu, 3rd possessive mendikainya)

  1. watermelon (fruit)

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Malay: tembikai (by metathesis)

Further reading

References
    1. Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 78.
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