Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Malay tengar, from Proto-Malayic *təŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /təˈŋar/, [t̪əˈŋar]
  • Hyphenation: tê‧ngar

Noun edit

têngar (plural tengar-tengar, first-person possessive tengarku, second-person possessive tengarmu, third-person possessive tengarnya)

  1. mangrove (tree or shrub)

Further reading edit

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *təŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tengar (Jawi spelling تڠر, plural tengar-tengar, informal 1st possessive tengarku, 2nd possessive tengarmu, 3rd possessive tengarnya)

  1. spurred mangrove, Ceriops tagal
    Hypernym: bakau

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: tengar
  • ? Cebuano: tangal

See also edit

Further reading edit