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meranti

English

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Etymology

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From Malay meranti.

Noun

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meranti (uncountable)

  1. The timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea.
    • 2007 August 19, Jay Romano, “Decks: Real Wood or a Look-Alike?”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Homeowners can also use cedar, at $1.50 to $3 or more per foot, or exotic hardwoods like meranti from Southeast Asia or ipê from Brazil at about $3 a foot.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay meranti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haməti, from Proto-Austronesian *SaməCi (“Solanum nigrum”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [məˈranti]
  • Hyphenation: mê‧ran‧ti

Noun

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mêranti (first-person possessive merantiku, second-person possessive merantimu, third-person possessive merantinya)

  1. meranti (the timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea)

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haməti, from Proto-Austronesian *SaməCi (“Solanum nigrum”).

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meranti (Jawi spelling مرنتي, plural meranti-meranti, informal 1st possessive merantiku, 2nd possessive merantimu, 3rd possessive merantinya)

  1. meranti (the timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: meranti
  • → English: meranti
  • → Portuguese: meranti

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Malay meranti.

Noun

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meranti m (uncountable)

  1. meranti (the timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea)
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