tangkai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tangkai.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtaŋkai̯/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kai̯]
  • Rhymes: -aŋkai̯
  • Syllabification: tang‧kai

Noun

tangkai (plural tangkai-tangkai)

  1. stalk

Classifier

tangkai

  1. classifier for nouns referring stalks, flowers and objects with handles

Further reading

Malay

Noun

tangkai (Jawi spelling تڠکاي, plural tangkai-tangkai)

  1. stalk (of wheat, rice, grass, etc.)
    Menjual tangkai pangkur dedap.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

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