tenggiri

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgiʀi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təŋɡiri/
  • Rhymes: -ɡiri, -iri, -ri
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [təŋˈɡi.ri]

Noun

tenggiri (Jawi spelling تڠݢيري, plural tenggiri-tenggiri)

  1. Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus spp.)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • tenggiri batang
  • tenggiri bunga
  • tenggiri kikus
  • tenggiri musang
  • tenggiri papan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tenggiri

Further reading

  • “tenggiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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