belimbing

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay belimbing.

Noun

belimbing (plural belimbings)

1. (Malaysia, Indonesia) star fruit

Alternative forms

• balimbing

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈlɪmbɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: be‧lim‧bing

Noun

belimbing

1. star fruit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay belimbing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈlɪmbɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: bê‧lim‧bing

Noun

bêlimbing (first-person possessive belimbingku, second-person possessive belimbingmu, third-person possessive belimbingnya)

1. star fruit

Derived terms

• belimbingan

 

• belimbing manis
• belimbing sayur
• belimbing wuluh

 

Verb

bêlimbing

1. to be ridged longitudinally.

Derived terms

• berbelimbing

 

Further reading

• “belimbing” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Noun

belimbing (Jawi spelling بليمبيڠ, plural belimbing-belimbing, informal 1st possessive belimbingku, 2nd possessive belimbingmu, 3rd possessive belimbingnya)

1. star fruit

Descendants

• Indonesian: bêlimbing
• → English: belimbing
• → Tamil: பிலிம்பி (pilimpi)
• → Thai: ตะลิงปลิง (dtà-ling-bpling)

Further reading

• “belimbing” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.