semangka
Iban
Alternative forms
- semengka
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ka
- Hyphenation: se‧mang‧ka
Noun
semangka
- watermelon (fruit)
- Usun makai semangka.
- Usun eats watermelon.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay semangka, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka), probably derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: sê‧mang‧ka
Noun
sêmangka (plural semangka-semangka)
- watermelon:
- a plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit
- the fruit of the watermelon plant
- (figurative) woman's breast(s)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:payudara
Javanese
Romanization
semangka
- romanization of ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka), probably derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mɔŋɡɔ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.maŋ.ka/
Noun
semangka (Jawi spelling سمڠک, plural semangka-semangka)
- watermelon (fruit, particularly in Johor, Singapore and Riau)
Descendants
Further reading
- “semangka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.