nangka
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Noun edit
nangka (plural nangkas)
- (chiefly Philippines) jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
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Bikol Central edit
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nangkâ
- Alternative form of langka (“jackfruit”)
Brunei Malay edit
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nangka
- jackfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus
Cebuano edit
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nangkà
- the jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
- the fruit of this tree
- the seeds of the fruit used as food
Dupaningan Agta edit
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nangka
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nangka
- jackfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus
Indonesian edit
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nangka (first-person possessive nangkaku, second-person possessive nangkamu, third-person possessive nangkanya)
- jackfruit, the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus
- the large fruit from this tree.
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Further reading edit
- “nangka” 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 edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋka.
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Noun edit
nangka (Jawi spelling نڠک, plural nangka-nangka, informal 1st possessive nangkaku, 2nd possessive nangkamu, 3rd possessive nangkanya)
- jackfruit, the fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus
Further reading edit
- “nangka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog edit
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nangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔ᜃ)
- Alternative form of langka (“jackfruit”) (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
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nangka
References edit
- Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.