ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦩꦔ꧀ꦏꦃ (mangkah, “big and full of milk (breast)”) +‎ s- (“a”), from ꦩ- (ma-) +‎ ꦲꦔ꧀ꦏꦃ (angkah, “expected”), probably derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

Noun

ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka)

  1. watermelon

Descendants

  • → Malay: semangka
    • Indonesian: semangka
    • → Ternate: samaka

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “semangka”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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