tembikai

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay tembikai, metathesis of mendikai, borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy), related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi). Mostly replaced by semangka. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [təmˈbikai̯] Hyphenation: têm‧bi‧kai === Noun === têmbikai (plural tembikai-tembikai) (rare) watermelon Synonym: semangka ==== Synonyms ==== semangka mendikai === References === === Further reading === “tembikai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Metathesis of mendikai, borrowed from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy), related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /təmbikai̯/ Rhymes: -ai̯ Hyphenation: tem‧bi‧kai === Noun === tembikai (Jawi spelling تمبيکاي, plural tembikai-tembikai or tembikai2) watermelon (fruit) ==== Synonyms ==== semangka (Johore and Singapore) mendikai (predominant in Sumatra) timun cina (Kelantan) ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: tembikai (inherited) → Tausug: tambikay === References === === Further reading === "tembikai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017