ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ

Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Affixed ꦩꦔ꧀ꦏꦃ (mangkah, big and full of milk (breast)) +‎ s- (a), from ꦩ- (ma-) +‎ ꦲꦔ꧀ꦏꦃ (angkah, expected).

Noun edit

ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka)

  1. watermelon

Descendants edit

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

Further reading edit

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “semangka”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN