mercon

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• mercun (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese mercon (ꦩꦼꦂꦕꦺꦴꦤ꧀), suffixation of mercu (“fireball”) +‎ -an, from Tamil விரிசு (viricu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mərˈt͡ʃɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: mêr‧con

Noun

mercon

1. firecracker (a small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang)
2. (figurative) a very spicy chili component

Notes

• The form mercun is the standard form in Standard Malay (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore), but not in Indonesian.

Further reading

• mercon on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id

See also

• kembang api
• petasan