kemiri
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian kemiri, from Malay kemiri.
Usage notes
- The taxonomic name Aleurites moluccanus is grammatically correct and is used e.g. by the Encyclopedia of Life and English Wikipedia. However, Aleurites moluccana is historically more widely used.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kemiri, from Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈmiri]
- Hyphenation: kê‧mi‧ri
Noun
kemiri (first-person possessive kemiriku, second-person possessive kemirimu, third-person possessive kemirinya)
- candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus).
- Synonyms: damar, keminting
Descendants
- → English: kemiri
Further reading
- “kemiri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- kembiri
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈmiri]
- Hyphenation: kĕ‧mi‧ri
Noun
kemiri (Jawi spelling کميري, informal 1st possessive kemiriku, 2nd possessive kemirimu, 3rd possessive kemirinya)
- candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus).
- Synonyms: buah keras, keminting
Further reading
- “kemiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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