கொம்மட்டி
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Tamil
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Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Malayalam കുമ്മട്ടി (kummaṭṭi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]கொம்மட்டி • (kommaṭṭi) (plural கொம்மட்டிகள்)
- watermelon
- Synonym: தர்பூசணி (tarpūcaṇi)
- class of running plants of the melon or gourd kind
- cucumber
- Synonym: வெள்ளரி (veḷḷari)
Descendants
[edit]- Malay: mendikai
- Malay: tembikai
- Indonesian: têmbikai
- Malay: tembikai
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கொம்மட்டி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press