kinar

Malay

Etymology

Possibly a doublet of sinar.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈkinar/ [ˈki.nar]
    • Rhymes: -inar
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈkina(r)/ [ˈki.na(r)]
    • Rhymes: -inar, -ina
  • Hyphenation: ki‧nar

Noun

kinar (plural kinar-kinar)

  1. phosphorescence in saltwater[1]
    Synonyms: penar (Kedah, Kelantan-Pattani), pendar
    Hypernym: pendarfosfor

See also

References

  1. ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1932) “kinar”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume 1, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 600
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