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mandike

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Makasar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay mendikai. Originally from Tamil கொம்மட்டிக்காய் (kommaṭṭikkāy),[1] related to கொம்மட்டி (kommaṭṭi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmandike/, [ˈmãn.di.kɛ]
  • Hyphenation: man‧di‧ke

Noun

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mandike (Lontara spelling ᨆᨉᨗᨀᨙ)

  1. a watermelon (fruit).
    1. (specific) small type of watermelon

Compounds

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References

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  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 78.

Further reading

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  • A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎[1], Brill, →DOI
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