ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦩꦔ꧀ꦏꦃ (mangkah, “big and full of milk (breast)”) +‎ s- (“a”), from ꦩ- (ma-) +‎ ꦲꦔ꧀ꦏꦃ (angkah, “expected”).

Noun

ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka)

1. watermelon

Descendants

• → Malay: semangka
  • Indonesian: semangka
  • → Ternate: samaka
    • → Sahu: samaka
    • → Tabaru: samaka

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “semangka”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN