sengkuang
Malay
Alternative forms
- bengkuang, cengkuang, singkuang
Etymology
Derived from Philippine singkamas, from Spanish jícama, from Classical Nahuatl xīcama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səŋˈkwaŋ/, [səŋˈkwaŋ]
Noun
sengkuang (Jawi spelling سڠکواڠ, plural sengkuang-sengkuang, informal 1st possessive sengkuangku, 2nd possessive sengkuangmu, 3rd possessive sengkuangnya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: sêngkuang
Further reading
- “sengkuang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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