kelambir

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kelambir, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦭ꧀ (krambil) through metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlambir/, [kəˈlam.bɪr]
• Hyphenation: kê‧lam‧bir

Noun

kêlambir (plural kelambir-kelambir, first-person possessive kelambirku, second-person possessive kelambirmu, third-person possessive kelambirnya)

1. coconut

   Synonyms: kelapa, nyiur

Further reading

• “kelambir” 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦿꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦭ꧀ (krambil) through metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlambir/, [kəˈlam.bir]

Noun

kelambir (Jawi spelling کلمبير, plural kelambir-kelambir, informal 1st possessive kelambirku, 2nd possessive kelambirmu, 3rd possessive kelambirnya)

1. coconut

   Synonyms: kelapa, nyiur

Descendants

• Indonesian: kelambir
• → Urak Lawoi': กลาเม (klamë)

Further reading

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