belimbing

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay belimbing.

Noun

belimbing (plural belimbings)

  1. (Malaysia, Indonesia) star fruit

Alternative forms

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈlɪmbɪəŋ]
  • Hyphenation: be‧lim‧bing

Noun

belimbing

  1. star fruit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay belimbing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈlɪmbɪŋ]
  • Hyphenation: bê‧lim‧bing

Noun

bêlimbing (plural belimbing-belimbing)

  1. star fruit

Derived terms

  • belimbingan
  • belimbing manis
  • belimbing sayur
  • belimbing wuluh

Verb

bêlimbing

  1. to be ridged longitudinally

Derived terms

  • berbelimbing

Further reading

Malay

Noun

belimbing (Jawi spelling بليمبيڠ, plural belimbing-belimbing)

  1. star fruit

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bêlimbing
  • → English: belimbing
  • → Tamil: பிலிம்பி (pilimpi)
  • → Thai: ตะลิงปลิง (dtà-ling-bpling)

Further reading

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