tengar
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay tengar, from Proto-Malayic *təŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈŋar/ [t̪əˈŋar]
- Rhymes: -ar
- Syllabification: te‧ngar
Noun
têngar (plural tengar-tengar)
- mangrove (tree or shrub)
Further reading
- “tengar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *təŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təŋa(r)/
- Rhymes: -əŋa(r), -ŋa(r), -a(r)
Noun
tengar (Jawi spelling تڠر, plural tengar-tengar)
- spurred mangrove, Ceriops tagal
- Hypernym: bakau
Descendants
See also
- bakau (mangrove tree)
Further reading
- “tengar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.