tenggiri

Malay

Alternative forms

• tengiri

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgiʀi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təŋɡiri/
• Rhymes: -ɡiri, -iri, -ri
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [təŋˈɡi.ri]

Noun

tenggiri (Jawi spelling تڠݢيري, plural tenggiri-tenggiri, informal 1st possessive tenggiriku, 2nd possessive tenggirimu, 3rd possessive tenggirinya)

1. Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus spp.)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• tenggiri batang
• tenggiri bunga
• tenggiri kikus
• tenggiri musang
• tenggiri papan

Descendants

• Indonesian: tenggiri

Further reading

• “tenggiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.