kemiri
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Indonesian kemiri, from Malay kemiri.
Noun
editkemiri
Usage notes
edit- The taxonomic name Aleurites moluccanus is grammatically correct and is used e.g. by the Encyclopedia of Life and English Wikipedia. However, Aleurites moluccana is historically more widely used.
Anagrams
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay kemiri, from Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkemiri (first-person possessive kemiriku, second-person possessive kemirimu, third-person possessive kemirinya)
Descendants
edit- → English: kemiri
Further reading
edit- “kemiri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkemiri (Jawi spelling کميري, informal 1st possessive kemiriku, 2nd possessive kemirimu, 3rd possessive kemirinya)
- candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus).
- Synonyms: buah keras, keminting
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “kemiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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