tengar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tengar, from Proto-Malayic *təŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.

Noun

tengar (first-person possessive tengarku, second-person possessive tengarmu, third-person possessive tengarnya)

  1. mangrove (tree or shrub)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *təŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /təŋa(r)/
  • Rhymes: -əŋa(r), -ŋa(r), -a(r)

Noun

tengar (Jawi spelling تڠر‎, plural tengar-tengar, informal 1st possessive tengarku, 2nd possessive tengarmu, 3rd possessive tengarnya)

  1. spurred mangrove, Ceriops tagal
    Hypernym: bakau

Descendants
  • Indonesian: tengar
  • →? Cebuano: tangal

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